After decades of indecision , the Food and Drug Administration has last approved its first genetically modified animal as safe to run through . Welcome a tight - produce GM Atlantic Salmon to your dental plate .
The AquAdvantage Salmon River wasfirst created way back in 1989 . Based on the Atlantic salmon , it ’s modified so that it carries a growth endocrine found in the Chinook salmon . That hormone is controlled by an extra piece of deoxyribonucleic acid taken from the pout fish , which boost its output . The resolution : the AquAdvantage reaches a size worthy for sale in about half the time it takes a normal Atlantic salmon to .
The FDA ’s testing — which has been on-going for quite some time now — bear witness that “ the inserted cistron remained stable over several generations of fish , that solid food from the GE salmon is safe to eat by humans and fauna , that the genetic technology is secure for the Pisces , and the salmon foregather the presenter ’s claim about fast increment . ”
The authorization only allows AquAdvantage fish prove in specific facilities , find in Canada and Panama , to be sell in the U.S .. Those facilities bear safe-conduct to prevent the Salmon River from escaping into the wilderness . The FDA notes that these physical barrier “ make it extremely unbelievable that the fish could escape and establish themselves in the wilderness , ” but also points out that it should n’t matter too much anyway : AquAdvantage Salmon River are reproductively aseptic .
If the labelling rules concern you , chances are that many retail merchant will choose to declare the difference anyway to keep consumer happy . And at any rate , when it come to salmon you probably havebigger labelling problems to worry about .
[ FDAviaConsumerist ]
double by AP
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