AquaBounty

FDA releases draft amended environmental assessment for AquAdvantage salmon and sets virtual public meeting

It was not exactly a do-over, but a federal court did order the Food and Drug Administration to do additional analysis and reconsider its “no effect” determination from 2015 for

By News Desk

/ 17 Nov 2022

FDA releases draft amended environmental assessment for AquAdvantage salmon and sets virtual public meeting

Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big salmon

– OPINION – North of Seattle In Snohomish County, WA, growth was enormous during the past three decades. Please don’t ask me to re-trace our steps, but back in the day,

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jan 2022

Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big salmon

Ohio gets $200 million investment in genetically engineered salmon

AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon owners this week announced the details of a $200 million expansion. It has chosen Ohio for its next aquaculture farm location, where it expects to

By News Desk

/ 4 Aug 2021

Ohio gets $200 million investment in genetically engineered salmon

Not ready to eat GMO animals? Then you might not want to order the salmon

Opinion Recently, I did something I had not done in a long time. I ate in a restaurant with my family. Actually, we ate on the outdoor patio, since my

By Thomas Gremillion

/ 9 Jun 2021

Not ready to eat GMO animals? Then you might not want to order the salmon

Judge orders FDA to analyze risks of escape by genetically engineered salmon

Weeks ago, San Francisco JudgeVincent Chhabria signaled his doubts about AquaBounty’s plans to breed its “AquAdvantage” genetic salmon. And an environmental assessment by the Food and Drug Association used

By News Desk

/ 6 Nov 2020

Judge orders FDA to analyze risks of escape by genetically engineered salmon

AquaBounty salmon is what’s for dinner if you can find it

Food is going to be coming out of the laboratory in the near future, but if it’s not embraced by the retail distribution chain, it might have a short

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Sep 2020

AquaBounty salmon is what’s for dinner if you can find it

GE Salmon Company Fined Over Permit Problems in Panama

The government of Panama has revealed that, in July of this year, it levied a fine on AquaBounty Technologies, the Massachusetts-based company seeking government approval to bring the first genetically

By News Desk

/ 31 Oct 2014

Kroger, Safeway Will Nix GMO Salmon Regardless of FDA Decision

Kroger and Safeway, the largest retail grocery companies in the U.S., have reportedly agreed not to sell genetically modified salmon. The decision was released Monday by a coalition of

By News Desk

/ 4 Mar 2014

Citing Food Safety, Consumer Groups Petition FDA on GE Salmon

Consumer groups formally petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to switch gears and evaluate genetically engineered (GE) salmon as a food additive, not a veterinary drug, as

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 7 Feb 2012

Senate to Hold Hearing on GE Salmon

Tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 15) at 10:30 a.m. the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard is holding a hearing to examine potential environmental risks of genetically

By News Desk

/ 13 Dec 2011

Alaska Senators Seek GE Salmon Ban in Budget

From both sides of the aisle, Senators Mark Begich (D-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are again taking aim at the genetically engineered salmon, which now may be closer than ever

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 18 Oct 2011

Congress, Public Not Fooled by Engineered Salmon

The latest salvo by proponents of genetically engineered (GE) salmon [“Big Salmon Says Science Is On Its Side” by Dan Flynn, July 28, 2011] takes direct aim at letters sent

By Colin O'Neil

/ 1 Aug 2011

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AquaBounty

FDA releases draft amended environmental assessment for AquAdvantage salmon and sets virtual public meeting

Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big salmon

Ohio gets $200 million investment in genetically engineered salmon

Not ready to eat GMO animals? Then you might not want to order the salmon

Judge orders FDA to analyze risks of escape by genetically engineered salmon

AquaBounty salmon is what’s for dinner if you can find it

GE Salmon Company Fined Over Permit Problems in Panama

Kroger, Safeway Will Nix GMO Salmon Regardless of FDA Decision

Citing Food Safety, Consumer Groups Petition FDA on GE Salmon

Senate to Hold Hearing on GE Salmon

Alaska Senators Seek GE Salmon Ban in Budget

Congress, Public Not Fooled by Engineered Salmon

Your Support Protects Public Health