(CNN)-- The debate over genetically engineered salmon ... beef and other animals for many years without thinking twice about it. The AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon has only one extra copy of a ...

Despite strong public opposition, and no documented demand, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to be drawing closer to approving the first food product from a genetically engineered ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in November 2015 that it had approved genetically engineered (GE) salmon for human consumption—the first such approval for a GE animal. Further, the ...

The production of transgenic livestock has the opportunity to significantly improve human health, enhance nutrition, protect the environment, increase animal welfare, and decrease livestock disease.

That is, if litigation doesn’t stand in the way. AquaBounty’s salmon, touted for its abnormally high growth rate, marks the first time the FDA has allowed a genetically modified animal to be raised ...

If approved it would be the first genetically modified animal permitted by the food safety agency. A company, AquAdvantage Salmon, has injected growth hormones into Atlantic salmon that enable the ...

The AquAdvantage salmon is the first of its kind — a genetically modified animal that's FDA-approved for human consumption. "The FDA determined that food from AquAdvantage Salmon is as safe to ...

The potential risks of genetically modified fish ... The transgenic salmon are currently being assessed by the US authorities, and could be the first GM animals to be approved for human consumption.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved AquAdvantage Salmon as the first genetically modified food from animals, the agency said in a statement. The agency also issued guidance ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal for human consumption in the United States. Companies would not have to disclose ...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetically modified animal you can eat on Thursday: a fast-growing salmon. "The AquAdvantage salmon was originally developed as a fast ...