A study has been published by the Roslin Institute that pinpointed genes in chickens that could offer resistance to harmful bacteria found in poultry, like Campylobacter.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that there is little or no likelihood that components of metal carbides would migrate to food, thus a Threshold of Regulation exception has been issued.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be assessing whether biotech animals are susceptible to pests or diseases or have the ability to transmit them.
Regional World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States (FAO) offices in Asia, the Americas, and Africa recently discussed their work on food safety.