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Genetically Engineered Salmon: FDA Says It's Safe, but Consumers Say 'No Way'
By Alison Fairbrother - Politics DailyBack in September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that a genetically engineered fish grown in a lab was "as safe as food from conventional Atlantic salmon," and will "not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment." Conclusions were based largely on data prepared by AquaBounty Technologies, the company that manufactures the synthetic salmon. "There is a reasonable certainty of no harm from consumption of food from this animal," the FDA wrote. Since then, dozens of consumer and environmental organizations, commercial and recreational fishery associations, ...
Hungry for Genetically Engineered Fish?
By Andrew Schneider - AOL News(Aug. 4) -- A major U.S. fish research company has tampered with the DNA of Atlantic salmon by adding a quick-growth gene that allows the fish to eat year-around and grow more quickly. And the Food and Drug Administration is about to allow these genetically engineered salmon to head to market, the company says. But food safety activists insist that the FDA doesn't have adequate tests and regulations to ensure the safety of modified seafood, and others question whether consumers are even ready for it. AquaBounty / MCT An AquaBounty salmon rests in a tank behind a standard salmon that is the ...
Genetically Engineered Fish on FDA's Plate
By Lisa Flam - AOL News(June 28) -- Care for some genetically engineered salmon for dinner? That could be your order if the Food and Drug Administration approves a proposal from a Massachusetts company for the first genetically engineered animal bred for human consumption. As The New York Times reported, AquaBounty Technologies of Waltham, Mass., is seeking approval of its Atlantic salmon eggs, which it says develop into market-size fish in about half the time as conventional Atlantic salmon. AquaBounty AquaBounty Technologies wants the Food and Drug Administration to approve its genetically engineered salmon ...
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