FDA Says CRISPR Gene-Edited Cattle Safe for Human Consumption

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA (https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-makes-low-risk-determination-marketing-products-genome-edited-beef-cattle-after-safety-review)) has determined that short-haired cattle produced through CRISPR (https://www.newscientist.com/definition/what-is-crispr/) gene-editing technology are safe for human consumption. The cattle, known as PRLR-SLICK, were the first to receive an FDA 'low-risk determination for enforcement discretion' after the agency determined the intentional genomic alteration (IGA) of the two genome-edited cattle does not raise any safety concerns.