After more than seven years of discussion, the Food and Drug Administration proposed regulations Thursday that would allow the commercial use of genetically engineered animals. Such animals are genetically altered - their genes are either changed or genes from another animal are added - for a specific purpose. The FDA states that such animals either produce drugs; serve as models for human disease; produce industrial or consumer products, such as fiber; or have improved food-use qualities, such as being more nutritious. The proposed regulations would require FDA review of each application to ensure that any food sold for human consumption is safe and that the animal’s health would not be damaged in the process. Engineered animals have been much more controversial, and the term "Frankenstein animals" has been bandied about by the European news media and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, among others. Bookmark & share this story E-Mail this story Print this story Letters to the editor Related stories FDA to review genetically engineered farm animals Most Commented Stories Today 68 Arizona, 12 other states protest.

Fall signals the start of Alaska’s premier king crab fishery at Bristol Bay, and reduced supplies mean crabbers are betting on higher prices. Market analyst Ken Talley of Seafood Trend said demand for Alaska king crab is strong in Japan, and that should be reflected in higher prices. If the king crab supply remains down in the Russian Far East fisheries this fall (which traditionally imports 90% of its king crab to Japan), Japan could be an aggressive buyer of Alaskan king crab. Two companies - AquaBounty and A/F Protein - have produced genetically modified salmon that grow 10 to 30 times faster than normal fish.

After more than seven years of discussion, the Food and Drug Administration proposed regulations Thursday that would allow the commercial use of genetically engineered animals. Such animals are genetically altered — either their genes are changed or genes from another animal are added — for a specific purpose. The FDA states that such animals either produce drugs; serve as models for human disease; produce industrial or consumer products, such as fiber; or have improved food-use qualities, such as being more nutritious. The proposed regulations would require FDA review of each application to ensure that any food sold for human consumption would be safe and that the animal’s health would not be damaged in the process. Engineered animals have been much more controversial, and the term “Frankenstein animals” has been bandied about by the European news media and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, among others. The rules wouldn’t require the labeling of meat or milk from engineered animals, something the advocacy group Consumers Union finds “incomprehensible.

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