FDA approves genetically-engineered GalSafe pigs for food and medical uses

December 22, 2020 by Food in Canada Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs, referred to as GalSafe pigs, which may be used for food or human therapeutics. This is the first IGA in…