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Consumers in the United States will now be able to buy genetically engineered salmon
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for the first time. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said
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Thursday that it approved genetically modified salmon as safe for human consumption after
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two decades of deliberation. The approval allows AquaBounty， the biotech
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company that first applied for approval， to begin marketing its faster－growing salmon.
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The FDA determined that they have met the regulatory requirements， but environmental
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groups are strongly opposed to the move， saying the salmon could pose risks to other
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fish if it were to escape into the environment.
