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GENET-news articles on "GE salmons"

2010-09-22 |

U.S. panel advises more aggressive FDA analysis of GE salmon

The FDA finalized its oversight of biotech animals last year, and its current deliberation will likely carry heavy precedent in the future.
Because of this precedent, the agency should be more rigorous in its evaluations, said Dicky Dee Griffin, a professor of cattle production at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. ”It is extremely important how this precedent gets set,” he said. ”And it’s not an economic issue. It may be, but it can’t be. Economics is the shovel with which we dig the grave at the very end of these [deliberations].”

2010-09-22 |

U.S. consumer groups push for label for GE salmon

Consumer advocates, environmentalists and other opponents of genetically engineered salmon told the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday that it would be irresponsible not to label the fish in the grocery store if it is approved for human consumption. Consumers want to know what they are eating, they said. [...] The FDA has not yet decided whether the fish can be marketed or labeled, and it could be months before they do.

2010-09-22 |

FDA, genetically engineered salmon: No agreement imminent on salmon labeling

Beyond sharp and predictable differences over whether genetically engineered salmon belongs in the food supply, a rough consensus emerged Tuesday at a Food and Drug Administration hearing on labeling requirements: If the fish is approved for market, consumers should have a way to avoid it. The sticking point: Who should alert consumers that the fish has been genetically altered?

2010-09-21 |

Surprise: FDA says scientific data on genetically altered salmon is unsatisfactory

After two days of hearings, an 11-member panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reached a surprising conclusion: that they do not yet have sufficient data to determine that a genetic modification that enables salmon to grow twice as quickly is safe for the affected fish or for consumers. The agency did not vote or make a recommendation on whether to approve these fish for human consumption, after holding today’s public hearing to determine whether genetic engineering is safe for the fish; whether the fish are safe to eat; whether the fish actually do grow faster; and the potential environmental impacts the production of these fish could pose.

2010-09-21 |

U.S. fisherman and consumer reject GE salmon

J.D. Evanow is a commercial fisherman in Charleston. He says he’s been fighting genetic modifications in fish for years. Even though the FDA’s preliminary studies suggest this new salmon is safe to eat, Evanow says we need research over the long term before these fish should enter the market. ”Genetically modified food is just a bad deal, said Evanow, ”I think they’re opening Pandora’s box…There’s no studies anywhere showing how safe this is to eat.”

2010-09-21 |

U.S. panel leans in favor of GE salmon

Members of a federal advisory committee on Monday seemed to conclude that genetically engineered super-salmon would be safe to eat and for the environment, but they also found gaps in the studies used to support that conclusion. [...] ”They didn’t see any glaring holes” in the data, Gregory A. Jaffe of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, who was the consumer representative on the committee, said after the meeting ended.

2010-09-21 |

AquaBounty promotes GE salmon to fight world hunger

Company CEO Ron Stotish says he’s hopeful the FDA will see this new superfish as part of the solution to future food supply problems. Ron Stotish: "With a growing world population and increased demand for a safe and healthy food -- and salmon certainly is high protein and it’s considered a heart-healthy food -- the requirement for salmon from aquaculture is increasing."

2010-09-20 |

FDA rules won't require labeling of genetically modified salmon

As the Food and Drug Administration considers whether to approve genetically modified salmon, one thing seems certain: Shoppers staring at fillets in the seafood department will find it tough to pick out the conventional fish from the one created with genes from another species.
Perhaps more surprising, conventional food makers say the FDA has made it difficult for them to boast that their products do not contain genetically modified ingredients.

2010-09-20 |

FDA to consider approval of modified salmon

Tinker with the genetics of salmon and maybe you create a revolutionary new food source that could help the environment and feed the hungry. Or maybe you're creating what some say is an untested "frankenfish" that could cause unknown allergic reactions and the eventual decimation of the wild salmon population.

2010-09-17 |

Genetically modified salmon not safe say Canadian activists

A handful of environmentalists and health advocates on Prince Edward Island are trying to stop the United States government from approving genetically modified salmon for the local food market. [...] "The science is sloppy; it's flawed," said community activist Leo Broderick. "And, therefore, the FDA must reject it." The activists are concerned that not enough salmon were tested by the FDA or for a long enough period of time.

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