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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, ...
USDA Lax on E. Coli Strain Linked to Beef Recall
By Andrew Schneider - AOL News(Aug. 30) -- A strain of E. coli that the government doesn't regulate has already sickened hamburger eaters in two states. And federal food safety detectives say more cases may be identified as we approach the summer's last big weekend for picnics and barbecues. The supplier, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. in Wyalusing, Pa., has recalled approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products. Cargill is the nation's second-largest beef processor. The meat was shipped to Connecticut and Maryland for distribution to other states. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images The USDA Food Safety and Inspection ...
Your Guide to Safe and Responsible Seafood Purchases
By Andrew Schneider - AOL News(Aug. 26) -- The average consumer eats about 16 pounds of seafood a year, and fishmongers say their customers are loaded with questions on everything from which fish have fewer contaminants, like mercury and PCBs, to what can I buy that tastes like the fish I shouldn't eat? The gang at Food & Water Watch have come up with a wallet-sized guide and interactive website that can answer these questions and more. The group's fish experts lead shoppers through the maze of which seafood is safe; how it's caught; what's being overfished or not; and an unusual section on the socioeconomic and cultural ...
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