Getting approval for any transgenic crop or food is like running a torturous gauntlet, both arduous and bureaucratic.

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Or what if the transgenic animals somehow got into the human food chain?

ECONOMIST: REPORTS

In its brief Monday, the Center for Food Safety said the current intellectual property environment related to transgenic crops has spurred a substantial privatization and concentration of the world's seed supply that has resulted in 10 multinational corporations holding approximately 65 percent of commercial seed for major crops.

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The US food regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has just declared that transgenic AquAdvantage salmon have "no significant impact", which is usually the last step before the final approval.

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