ARIRANG NEWS2015.11.19---FDA批准转基因鲑鱼可安全食用

ARIRANG NEWS2015.11.19---FDA批准转基因鲑鱼可安全食用

發佈日期：2015年11月19日
Consumers in the United States will now be able to buy genetically engineered salmon for the first time. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it approved genetically modified salmon as safe for human consumption after two decades of deliberation.
The approval allows AquaBounty， the biotech company that first applied for approval， to begin marketing its faster－growing salmon.
The FDA determined that they have met the regulatory requirements， but environmental groups are strongly opposed to the move， saying the salmon could pose risks to other fish if it were to escape into the environment.
在美国消费者将能买到基因工程鲑鱼还是第一次。
美国食品和药物管理局周四表示，批准转基因鲑鱼可安全食用经过二十年的酝酿。
批准允许AquaBounty，首先申请批准，开始销售其快速增长的鲑鱼的生物技术公司。
FDA的决定，他们已经满足了监管要求，但环保团体强烈反对这一举措，称鲑鱼可能带来的风险，其他的鱼，如果它要逃逸到环境中。