The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically¹ modified salmon², the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States.

美国食品药品管理局周四批准了转基因三文鱼被人类食用。批准转基因动物食用在美国尚属首次。

The Obama administration had stalled in approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years amid consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said Thursday the fish is safe to eat.

奥巴马政府五年多以来一直未能批准快速增长的转基因三文鱼上市，因为消费者一直担心食用转基因食品是否安全。但本周四，食品药品监督管理局已经明确了，转基因三文鱼可以安全食用。

In announcing the approval, the FDA said that there are "no biologically relevant differences in the nutritional³ profile of AquAdvantage Salmon compared to that of other farm-raised Atlantic salmon."

食品药品管理局表示，AquAdvantage三文鱼（美国AquaBounty技术公司的研究人员将大西洋三文鱼、太平洋奇努克三文鱼以及大洋鳕鱼三种鱼进行基因杂交改造，培育出来的一种全新三文鱼品种）与其他农场养殖的大西洋三文鱼的营养含量没什么生物区别。