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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 to federal approval.
The Alaska
Continue Reading Alaska Senators Seek GE Salmon Ban in Budget
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 23 members of
Continue Reading Congress, Public Not Fooled by Engineered Salmon
