New US study on genetic modification of pork and other foods

The emergence of gene modification tools has led to the fact that dozens, if not hundreds of new products will soon appear.

In 2020 in the US, GalSafe pigs will join salmon as the only GMOs approved for human consumption. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of these pigs in the manufacture of drugs, for obtaining organs and tissues for human transplants, and for the production of MEAT for people allergic to it.

Gene modification also avoids castration, an animal welfare issue that has received a lot of attention in recent years.

Iowa State University (ISU) has released a new study that measures the country's public acceptance of GM foods for the first time using a nationally representative sample of 2,000 US residents. The study is part of the Gene-Edited Foods Project, which is working on a set of recommendations for management tools and strategies to address gaps in public trust.

According to the press release, the survey will be repeated every 2 years over the next decade to see how society's attitudes towards GM foods change as new products enter the market.