Canadian grocery stores have received the regulatory green light to begin selling fast-growing, genetically modified salmon -- the first animal to gain such approval from federal agencies.
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Thursday they had completed a scientific review of AquAdvantage's salmon and it has passed the final regulatory hurdle for the farmed fish.
The fish was developed by U.S.-based biotechnology firm AquaBounty Technologies Inc. to promote rapid growth of the fish during early life, using a growth hormone gene from the Chinook salmon in an Atlantic salmon.
The agencies say in a news release the fish have met the key hurdle of being "as safe and nutritious for humans and livestock as conventional salmon."
Just disregard lame "frankenfish" reference in the title.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/genetically-modified-frankenfish-salmon-approved-for-sale-in-canada-1.2909327
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Thursday they had completed a scientific review of AquAdvantage's salmon and it has passed the final regulatory hurdle for the farmed fish.
The fish was developed by U.S.-based biotechnology firm AquaBounty Technologies Inc. to promote rapid growth of the fish during early life, using a growth hormone gene from the Chinook salmon in an Atlantic salmon.
The agencies say in a news release the fish have met the key hurdle of being "as safe and nutritious for humans and livestock as conventional salmon."
Just disregard lame "frankenfish" reference in the title.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/genetically-modified-frankenfish-salmon-approved-for-sale-in-canada-1.2909327