SAN DIEGO, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cibus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBUS) (the "Company"), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies, announced today that two of its disease resistance trait products under development for canola have been designated as being not regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS).
The two trait products reviewed by USDA-APHIS were developed utilizing Cibus' Rapid Trait Development System™ (RTDS®) technologies that enable targeted genetic changes without integrating recombinant DNA – foreign genetic material – at any stage in the crop's development. As a result of this designation, USDA-APHIS has confirmed the plants do not meet the definition of a "regulated article" under 7 CFR Part 340, which enables Cibus to proceed with product development without restrictions associated with regulated articles in the U.S.