Friday, August 04, 2017 5:05:58 PM
US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait.
http://www.nature.com/news/first-genetically-engineered-salmon-sold-in-canada-1.22116
Genetically engineered salmon has reached the dinner table. AquaBounty Technologies, the Maynard, Massachusetts, company that developed the fish, announced on 4 August that it has sold 10,000 pounds (4,535 kilograms) of its hotly debated product to customers in Canada.
The sale marks the first time that a genetically engineered animal has been sold for food on the open market. It took AquaBounty over 25 years to accomplish the task.
The fish, a variety of Atlantic salmon, is engineered to grow faster than its non-genetically modified counterpart, reaching market size in roughly half the time — about 18 months. AquaBounty sold its first commercial batch at market price: US$5.30 per pound (0.45 kg), says Ron Stotish, the company’s CEO. He would not disclose who bought it.
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