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The Ministry of Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago is investigating a possible case of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) at a pig farm, implementing surveillance and biosecurity measures to contain the disease, which does not pose a risk to humans or food safety.
A U.K.-based company, Genus, has developed a gene-edited pig that is resistant to the devastating PRRS virus, potentially becoming the first genetically modified animal approved for wide human consumption by the FDA. The altered pig, created through a technique that disables a receptor necessary for the virus to establish infection, aims to address the $2.7 billion annual cost to the pork industry and improve animal welfare. While the approval process is complex, this development marks a shift in the GMO debate to include meat, though reducing pork consumption for environmental reasons remains a consideration.