FDA lifts import ban for genetically modified salmon eggs
The U.S. has long used genetically modified (GM) plant crops in its food chains, but so far has had no GM animals on sale for human consumption. That could be about to change as the Food and Drug Administration lifts an import ban on AquaBounty’s GM salmon eggs.
On 8 March 2019, the FDA announced that a genetically modified type of salmon will soon be allowed to be imported and reared in the U.S. ahead of new labelling requirements coming into force which ultimately will allow the fish to be sold to consumers. The salmon have been modified with DNA from other species of fish to allow them to grow roughly twice as fast as regular salmon.
Zu den US-Kennzeichnungsvorschriften betr. GVO, siehe News vom 18. Januar 2019