The Nation - News from April 24, 1986
An Agriculture Department agency that licensed a genetically engineered swine vaccine after bypassing a special review has concluded the vaccine is no environmental threat and was adequately tested. The department told Biologics Corp. of Omaha, Neb., to resume sales of the vaccine. Jeremy Rifkin of the Foundation for Economic Trends, who has won previous lawsuits to establish a regulatory process for genetic engineering, said he will seek continued suspension of Biologics’ license.
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