The fight over gene-edited meat, explained.

ByKenny Torrella@KennyTorrellaMar 25, 2022, 8:00am EDT

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Earlier this month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that beef from two gene-edited cattle and their offspring issafe to eatand said gene-edited beef could be on the market in as little as two years. The cattle were designed using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to grow shorter hair to better tolerate heat, which makes them more efficient for meat producers in hotter climates. An FDA spokespersonsaidthe agency expects the announcement will encourage more companies to bring forward gene-edited farm animals for marketplace approval in the near future.

Products from such animals aren’t going to appear on grocery shelves or restaurant menus overnight; the FDA hasgenerally moved slowly