FDA approves GMO salmon

In a blow to Alaska’s salmon industry, the Food and Drug Administration announced this morning it has approved genetically modified salmon, finding it is as safe to eat as natural salmon.
It’s the first altered animal approved for human consumption in the United States.
Alaska’s industry and congressional delegation have derided the product as “frankenfish.”
Critics have tried to keep it off the market, questioning both its safety and its potential to damage wild sa