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    Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Why the delay in release of FDA documents on gene-modified salmon?

    The Food and Drug Administration released long-awaited documents Dec. 21 on genetically modified salmon: an <a href="http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/GeneticEngineering/GeneticallyEngineeredAnimals/UCM333102.pdf">assessment </a>of the fish&rsquo;s potential environmental effects and a preliminary &ldquo;<a href="http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/GeneticEngineering/GeneticallyEngineeredAnimals/UCM333105.pdf">finding of no significant impact</a>&rdquo; of the fish on the environment. This brings AquAdvantage salmon -- Atlantic salmon that has been modified with a growth hormone gene from chinook salmon so that it reaches maturity faster -- a significant step closer to FDA approval. &nbsp;
    The Food and Drug Administration released long-awaited documents Dec. 21 on genetically modified salmon: an assessment of the fish’s potential environmental effects and a preliminary “finding of no significant impact” of the fish on...

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