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November 20, 2015

FDA OKs genetically engineered salmon

  • Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is “spitting mad” about the engineered salmon, which she says could harm the wild salmon industry.
    • By MARY CLARE JALONICK
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — What's for dinner? Before long, it may well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States.

    Critics call it “frankenfish,” but the Food and Drug Administration granted its approval on Thursday, saying the faster-growing salmon is safe to eat. It could be available in a couple of years.


     
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