"Cuba has thereby taken the furthest steps of any nation in approving genetically modified fish. However, Cuban research technicians and tilapia producers haven't been totally accepting of popping the genetically modified tilapia into the pots. Cuban research technicians have also indicated there might be a possibility of a co-operation with Norwegian research technicians to find out more about the effects of the genetically modified fish as human food," Professor Åshild Krogdahl of the Norwegian Institute of Vetrinary Studies recently told IntraFish.
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Cubans have no qualms eating GM tilapia
"Fidel Castro has accelerated the production of genetically modified (GM) fish. In Cuba, GM-tilapia production is in full swing and the Cubans are "voluntarily" dining on Castro's new menu," says a Norwegian scientist.
29 May 2001 5:03 GMT
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10 July 2012 6:28 GMT