U.S. clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption

By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Thursday cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered salmon to be farmed for human consumption in the first-ever such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified. After five years of deliberations, the Food and Drug Administration said it had determined that genetically modified salmon was safe to eat and as nutritious as conventional farm-raised Atlantic salmon, which means the new