Canadian consumers are largely fine with pork from gene-edited pigs — at least once the science and benefits are explained to them.
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Gene-edited pork gets consumer checkmark
Pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) may be on the horizon, but the public has to accept the gene editing used to develop them
Scientists begin research on gene-edited pigs
Biotech experts say the public is likely willing to eat meat from gene-edited livestock if provided with the proper context
Glacier FarmMedia – Pigs with genes manipulated for disease resistance are in the works. Gene-edited pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) could be a commercial reality as soon as 2026 in the United States, but one expert says it’s unclear how Canada’s regulatory system will respond. “Based on the science that they’ve […] Read more
