FDA Approves Sale Of Bioengineered Food Ingredient
According to the April issue of March 26 gave Pfizer. Inc., the go-
Dairymen News, The Food and ahead to sell the first genetically
Drug Administration (FDA) on engineered food ingredient.
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The FDA declared safe for
human consumption Pfizer’s bio
engineered copy of rennin, the
natural enzyme widely used by the
dairy industry to make cheese.
Pfizer uses a common strain of
bacteria (Escherichia coli K-12) to
produce its genetically engineered
rennin. The calf gene carrying the
genetic code for natural rennin is
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COLLEGE PARK, MD The
Wye Research and Education
Center is acquiring a new look.
Maryland’s Agricultural Exper
iment Station has awarded a $2.25
million contract to Willow Con
struction Inc. of Easton to con
struct a 16,000-square-foot head
quarters at Wye.
The new headquarters will
provide wet and dry laboratories
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implanted in the bacteria. The
aimed bacteria, in turn, produce
rennin that is identical to the
natural enzyme.
It took the FDA 29 months to
approvel Pfizer’s petition, because
agency officials had to satisfy
themselves that the product didn’t
pose any environmental threat and
for researchers, as well as office
space for Center staff and
Cooperative Extension Service
specialists.
Construction began May 1; the
project is scheduled for comple
tion in May 1991. Located near
the Wye Narrows, the new head
quarters will be named after the
late Mr. Arthur A. Houghton Jr.
A formal dedication ceremony
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it coagulated milk at the same rate
as calf rcnnin.
Biotechnology experts see Pfiz
er’s product as only the first in a
wave of genetically engineered
enzymes that will eventually win
FDA approval. Other firms are
currently seeking FDA approval
for bioengineered milk
coagulants.
will be held at the August 23 Wye
Field Day. Mr. Houghton, a gener
ous supporter of the University of
Maryland, played a key role in the
formation of the Wye Research
and Education Center.
Beginning in 1966, Houghton,
through the Wye Institute, made
100 acres available for University
research. His total land gifts
through the Wye and Aspen Insti
tutes now include more than 420
acres of land, in addition to the
rent-free use of an additional 400
acres.
He also donated his world
renowned Wye Angus Herd to the
University of Maryland Founda
tion in 1978. This gift included an
endowment to support the herd.
The Wye Research and Educa
tion Center, consisting of nearly
1,000 acres, is located on the Wye
River in southern Queen Anne’s
County. One of four Agricultural
Experiment Station Research and
Education Centers, the Wye Cen
ter was formally established in
1982.
The Center’s unique location
makes it an ideal site for assessing
agriculture’s effect on the Chesa
peake Bay. Research projects
include the tracking and recovery
of excess plant nutrients, the test
ing of alternatives to agricultural
chemical use, and quantifying the
effects of these chemicals on
aquatic life. These studies are
helping Maryland reach the
40-percent nutrient reduction goal
established by the multi-state
Chespeake Bay Agreement
In addition to water quality and
aquaculture, research at Wye
focuses on integrated pest man
agement, plant breeding and gen
tics, Angus breeding and genetics,
quality of life studies and energy
development, use and conserva
tion.