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For first time, FDA OKs marketing of gene-edited food animal products

03/07/22 5:56 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department beef cattle biotechnology FDA food and drug administration gene editing
The Food and Drug Administration for the first time cleared the marketing of products from a biotech food animal, approving beef cattle that are genetically altered to be more tolerant of hot weather.
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