A type of genetically modified mosquito made by the British company Oxitec should pose no danger to the environment, US regulators said on [August 5]…
The US Food and Drug Administration’s environmental review for the release of Oxitec’s genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes…found “the proposed field trial will not have significant impacts on the environment.”
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The prospect of releasing the mosquitoes in the Florida Keys has stirred strong opposition among many residents, and a petition against them on change.org has garnered more than 168,000 signatures.
The FDA said it had reviewed thousands of comments from the public since issuing a draft environmental assessment in March [2016].
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“We’re delighted with the announcement today that the FDA, after their extensive review of our dossier and thousands of public comments for a trial in the Florida Keys, have published their final view that this will not have a significant impact on the environment,” said Oxitec’s chief executive officer Hadyn Parry.
“We are convinced that our solution is both highly effective and has sound environmental credentials,” Parry added.
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