Are States Equipped to Oversee Biotech Trials?

From UPI via MENAFN:

"The field testing of genetically modified crops is growing across the country, but questions are being raised about whether state regulators are equipped to oversee the trials.

The federal and state governments have an important role in supervising agricultural biotechnology, but a report released Thursday questions whether some states have the critical tools necessary to hold up their end of the role.

The survey conducted by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology found a common concern about whether state governments have the legal authority, financial resources and trained staff to properly regulate the testing."