Food & Beverage Litigation Update l December 2020#2
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20
Genetically Engineered Pigs Approved for Food Use - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of GalSafe pigs, which have a “first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA),” for use in food. “This is the first IGA in an animal that the FDA has approved for both human food consumption and as a source for potential therapeutic uses,” the announcement states. “The IGA in GalSafe pigs is intended to eliminate alpha-gal sugar on the surface of the pigs’ cells....
By: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.