FDA Says CRISPR Gene Edited Cattle Safe For Human Consumption

Cattle created using CRISPR Gene Editing produced by Acciligen, have been declared safe for human consumption by the FDA.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that short-haired cattle created using CRISPR gene-editing technology are safe to eat. The PRLR-SLICK calves were the first to earn an FDA "low-risk determination for enforcement discretion" after the agency found that the two genome-edited bovine's intentional genomic alteration (IGA) does not pose any sa...

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