Genetically modified Atlantic salmon may be in U.S. grocery stores soon thanks to an announcement Friday by the Food and Drug Administration. FDA has approved the import of genetically engineered salmon eggs by AquaBounty Technologies, which has built a plant in Indiana to raise the fish. The salmon's regulatory journey is often cited by the biotechnology industry as an example of how difficult it is to gain approval for genetically modified organisms — and animal products, in particular. The genetic construct for the fish was developed in 1989.USDA’s final GE labeling rule, which went into effect Feb. 21, made the announcement by FDA possible. Congress had approved appropriations language in 2016 preventing any food containing GE salmon from entering the country until FDA issued labeling guidelines “informing consumers of the GE salmon content in the food,” FDA said. FDA issued an import alert in 2016 preventing GE salmon from entering the U.S.