US health regulators have cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human consumption - the first such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified. Five years ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first declared the product, made by Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies, to be as safe as conventional farm-raised Atlantic salmon. AquaBounty’s product will not require special labelling because it is nutritionally equivalent to conventional farm-raised Atlantic salmon, the FDA said on Thursday. GM crops proposal voted down by European Parliament Northern Ireland bans genetically modified crops Dick Ahlstrom:...
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