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Cyber Daily News - The United States government opened the way for a type of genetically
modified Atlantic salmon for farmed for human consumption, the first
permits for animal DNA has been modified.Five years ago, the US Food and Drug United States (Food and Drug
Administration / FDA) for the first time stated that the artificial
products AquaBounty Technologies, based in Massachusetts that farmed
Atlantic salmon is as safe as conventional.
AquaBounty products will not require special labeling for nutritional content equivalent to the Atlantic salmon farmed conventionally, the FDA said on Thursday (19/11).
AquaBounty develop salmon by altering their genes so that they can grow faster than conventionally farmed salmon, and is estimated to take two years to reach the consumer plate because its distribution is planned.AquaBounty salmon declared it only takes half the time of conventionally farmed salmon to grow to market size thus saving time and resources.
These fish are essentially Atlantic salmon with genes Pacific salmon to grow faster and one gene from a sort of sea eel that gave rise to the nature of growth throughout the year.
Activist groups simply expressed their concern that the foods genetically engineered risk of impact to the environment or public health.
Some of them on Thursday said it would oppose the sale of genetically modified salmon to the public, while some retailers saying it will not put the fish on their shelves.
Kroger Co., the largest traditional grocery network in the country, "does not intend to make a purchase or sale of genetically engineered salmon," said spokesman Keith Dailey.Trading company Joe's and Whole Foods Market Inc. also confirmed that they do not intend to use the product.
Target Corp rid salmon of livestock for the sake of wild salmon catches in 2010, which according to spokeswoman Molly Snyder is the first step in a long-term commitment to improve the sustainability of the diversity of marine products.
"We have no current plans to offer genetically modified salmon," said Snyder.AquaBounty Chief Executive Ronald Stotish said the permit was a "game changer that brings healthy and nutritious food to consumers in a way that is responsible to the environment without damaging the oceans and other marine habitats."
Permission to fish is sold under the trade name AquAdvantage salmon it requires only cultivated in two areas and covers the spawning ground in Canada and Panama, and not in the United States.
All fish were reproductively sterile females and to prevent the marriage of genetically modified salmon with wild salmon, FDA officials said.
The agency on Thursday also issued draft guidance on how food manufacturers can identify whether the salmon in their product is the result of genetic engineering. The guide states labeling is voluntary.Stotish stated in interviews that AquaBounty would follow FDA rules regarding labeling and now "will not require labeling.""Frankly, this is not an area that we discussed today," he said.
Credible evidence
Dr. William Muir, a professor of genetics at Purdue University who urged the government to allow the use of salmon, said there was "no credible evidence" showing that the fish genetically engineered it poses a risk to human health or the environment.
"Practice is now using the catch of wild salmon as a food source is not sustainable, oceans we've taken too many fish," said Muir.
Muir were among the 80 scientists and the biotechnology industry executive who in 2014 sent a letter to President Barack Obama asked the government to support the granting of licenses.
AquaBounty salmon varieties originally developed as a fast growing group of Canadian public university scientists about a quarter of a century ago, and the company was trying to get government permission for nearly two decades, said Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam of the University of California, Davis, who in 2010 worked at the FDA's Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee examining AquaBounty salmon.
He calls the decision-making process five years the FDA about the fish that "unexpected" and states that permission has been "long overdue."
FDA policy analyst Laura Epstein told reporters that it is the first license, the agency wants "all right" and offers many opportunities to accommodate public opinion.
FDA spokeswoman said AquaBounty Putman July first began talks with the FDA mid-1990s.He said the agency reviewed the data and information from the company when the company handed to July this year.
Joe Perry, the former head of the European Food Safety Authority, said European governments would require much more data than the FDA before giving the green light to genetically modified salmon are similar.
Environmental groups and consumer United States also reiterated their opposition to the product.
Patty Lovera, assistant director of Food & Water Watch, said the group talked to members of Congress about the revocation of FDA clearance.
The group is also considering filing a lawsuit to prevent the genetically modified salmon reach market.Activist group Friends of the Earth estimates that at least 35 species of genetically engineered fish, along with chickens, pigs, and cows are under development.
FDA decision on the salmon could be a precedent permitting easier for species other genetically modified, such as reported by Reuters news agency.
AquaBounty products will not require special labeling for nutritional content equivalent to the Atlantic salmon farmed conventionally, the FDA said on Thursday (19/11).
AquaBounty develop salmon by altering their genes so that they can grow faster than conventionally farmed salmon, and is estimated to take two years to reach the consumer plate because its distribution is planned.AquaBounty salmon declared it only takes half the time of conventionally farmed salmon to grow to market size thus saving time and resources.
These fish are essentially Atlantic salmon with genes Pacific salmon to grow faster and one gene from a sort of sea eel that gave rise to the nature of growth throughout the year.
Activist groups simply expressed their concern that the foods genetically engineered risk of impact to the environment or public health.
Some of them on Thursday said it would oppose the sale of genetically modified salmon to the public, while some retailers saying it will not put the fish on their shelves.
Kroger Co., the largest traditional grocery network in the country, "does not intend to make a purchase or sale of genetically engineered salmon," said spokesman Keith Dailey.Trading company Joe's and Whole Foods Market Inc. also confirmed that they do not intend to use the product.
Target Corp rid salmon of livestock for the sake of wild salmon catches in 2010, which according to spokeswoman Molly Snyder is the first step in a long-term commitment to improve the sustainability of the diversity of marine products.
"We have no current plans to offer genetically modified salmon," said Snyder.AquaBounty Chief Executive Ronald Stotish said the permit was a "game changer that brings healthy and nutritious food to consumers in a way that is responsible to the environment without damaging the oceans and other marine habitats."
Permission to fish is sold under the trade name AquAdvantage salmon it requires only cultivated in two areas and covers the spawning ground in Canada and Panama, and not in the United States.
All fish were reproductively sterile females and to prevent the marriage of genetically modified salmon with wild salmon, FDA officials said.
The agency on Thursday also issued draft guidance on how food manufacturers can identify whether the salmon in their product is the result of genetic engineering. The guide states labeling is voluntary.Stotish stated in interviews that AquaBounty would follow FDA rules regarding labeling and now "will not require labeling.""Frankly, this is not an area that we discussed today," he said.
Credible evidence
Dr. William Muir, a professor of genetics at Purdue University who urged the government to allow the use of salmon, said there was "no credible evidence" showing that the fish genetically engineered it poses a risk to human health or the environment.
"Practice is now using the catch of wild salmon as a food source is not sustainable, oceans we've taken too many fish," said Muir.
Muir were among the 80 scientists and the biotechnology industry executive who in 2014 sent a letter to President Barack Obama asked the government to support the granting of licenses.
AquaBounty salmon varieties originally developed as a fast growing group of Canadian public university scientists about a quarter of a century ago, and the company was trying to get government permission for nearly two decades, said Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam of the University of California, Davis, who in 2010 worked at the FDA's Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee examining AquaBounty salmon.
He calls the decision-making process five years the FDA about the fish that "unexpected" and states that permission has been "long overdue."
FDA policy analyst Laura Epstein told reporters that it is the first license, the agency wants "all right" and offers many opportunities to accommodate public opinion.
FDA spokeswoman said AquaBounty Putman July first began talks with the FDA mid-1990s.He said the agency reviewed the data and information from the company when the company handed to July this year.
Joe Perry, the former head of the European Food Safety Authority, said European governments would require much more data than the FDA before giving the green light to genetically modified salmon are similar.
Environmental groups and consumer United States also reiterated their opposition to the product.
Patty Lovera, assistant director of Food & Water Watch, said the group talked to members of Congress about the revocation of FDA clearance.
The group is also considering filing a lawsuit to prevent the genetically modified salmon reach market.Activist group Friends of the Earth estimates that at least 35 species of genetically engineered fish, along with chickens, pigs, and cows are under development.
FDA decision on the salmon could be a precedent permitting easier for species other genetically modified, such as reported by Reuters news agency.
