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DATE: SATURDAY, March 24, 1990                   TAG: 9003242515
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ENZYME OK'D

The first genetically engineered product for human consumption, an enzyme expected to be of wide use in making cheese, was approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration.

In the historic decision, which came after 28 months of review, the agency said that a bioengineered form of the enzyme rennin - which has traditionally been extracted from calves' stomachs as part of a mixture called rennet and used by cheese-makers to curdle milk - presented no safety hazard and could be used in a variety of dairy products. - The Washington Post

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