On October 7, 2024, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made public information on September 26 and 30 regarding the deregulation of one gene-edited sweet orange and one gene-edited corn. The gene-edited sweet orange was developed by Soil Culture Solutions, Inc. to improve resistance to Huanglong disease. The gene-edited corn was developed by Cordova, Inc. and is capable of improving resistance to corn big spot, gray spot, anthracnose stem rot and southern rust.

Ultimately, APHIS concluded through its risk assessment that none of the above gene-edited plants were likely to pose a higher risk of plant pests and diseases than their non-regulated counterparts. As a result, APHIS deregulated them, but they remain subject to EPA and FDA regulation.