FDA Gives Green Light to Gene-Edited Cattle

The FDA just streamlined the approval process for gene-edited cattle, allowing them to enter the market. Is this move truly for the benefit of the buyers?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• While a lengthy approval process is typically necessary for gene-edited animals to enter the food market, the FDA streamlined the process for gene-edited cattle, allowing them to skirt the regular approval process

• The FDA announced in March 2022 that Recombinetics’ gene-edited cattle received a low-risk determination for marketing produc…