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FDA Panel to Advise on Engineered Salmon

HeadlineSep 20, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration is set to hear from a key advisory panel today as it considers whether to approve the sale of genetically modified salmon in the United States. The salmon, from the company Aqua Bounty Technologies, would be the first genetically modified animal on the US market. An FDA panel of top medical experts will weigh in today on whether the engineered salmon is safe to eat.

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