In a First, the FDA Clears Genetically Modified Salmon for Eating—It Just Took 20 Years

In a First, the FDA Clears Genetically Modified Salmon for Eating—It Just Took 20 Years
From their birth in freshwater lakes to getting caught in a fisherman’s net, it can take years for a wild salmon to wind up filleted and garnished with a lemon on your dinner plate. But for the Frankenfish that the FDA approved yesterday — the very first genetically modified organism declared safe to eat — the journey took more than 20 years.

November 21, 2015 at 07:24AM
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