Is it safe to eat genetically modified
fish?
Yes , it is safety because the agency of
food and medicines of the EE.UU (FDA). It authorize the salmon genetically
modified for human consumption. This fish (salmon) is the first animal modified
to eat it safety. They injected a gen from Chinook salmon of the pacific ocean
that accelerates the growing. These fish grow up in places close to urban
centers . This food is approved only in the U.S. In Europe we need more
information on this process to approve it.
A kind of salmon that's been genetically modified
so that it grows faster may be on the way to a supermarket near you. The Food
and Drug Administration approved the fish on Thursday — a decision that
environmental and food-safety groups are vowing to fight.
This new kind of fast-growing salmon was actually
created 25 years ago by Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies. A new gene was
inserted into fertilized salmon eggs — it boosted production of a fish growth
hormone. The result: a fish that grows twice as fast as its conventional,
farm-raised counterpart.
AquaBounty has been trying to get
government approval to sell its fish ever since. Five years ago, the FDA's
scientific advisers concluded that the genetically modified fish, known as
AquaAdvantage salmon, is safe to eat and won't harm the environment.
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