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 the AquaBounty salmon.
The FDA has completed that work this week with the announcement of the availability of a draft
Continue Reading FDA releases draft amended environmental assessment for AquAdvantage salmon and sets virtual public meeting
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, we’d travel the backroads of Snohomish County along the Pilchuck River and its tributaries to find someone selling fresh
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: For all those with a fondness for big 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 produce 10,000 metric tons of AquaBounty genetically modified Atlantic salmon.
Before the end of 2021, AquaBounty plans to construct a 479,000
Continue Reading Ohio gets $200 million investment in genetically engineered salmon
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 kids are too young to be vaccinated and we are somewhat more squeamish than average about COVID, but it was
Continue Reading Not ready to eat GMO animals? Then you might not want to order the 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 to permit the new breed of genetically modified salmon did not impress him.
On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for
Continue Reading Judge orders FDA to analyze risks of escape by genetically engineered salmon
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 existence.
That’s the strategy environmental groups like Friends of the Earth are using on AquaBounty’s genetically engineered (GE) salmon, pressuring retailers
Continue Reading AquaBounty salmon is what’s for dinner if you can find it
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 modified salmon to market in the U.S. AquaBounty apparently did not have the necessary water use and water discharge permits
Continue Reading GE Salmon Company Fined Over Permit Problems in Panama
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 food safety, consumer, health and fishing groups. The two grocery chains are now part of more than 9,000 stores across the
Continue Reading Kroger, Safeway Will Nix GMO Salmon Regardless of FDA Decision
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 the agency has been for several years.
Though the political fight over GE salmon has primarily focused on the potential environmental
Continue Reading Citing Food Safety, Consumer Groups Petition FDA 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 engineered (GE) fish.
The hearing will examine questions about environmental safety issues surrounding genetically engineered fish, focusing on possible risks to wild
