GENET-news articles on "GE salmons"
2014-06-10 | permalink
USA: New Poll Shows Consumer Demand for Strong Federal Standards for GE Food
92% Think GE Food Should Be Labeled Before Sold; 92% Think GE Food Should Meet Government Safety Standards Before Sold; 92% Demand the Government Label GE Salmon
2014-06-04 | permalink
USA: Senators want Frankenfish labeled genetically engineered
If genetically modified salmon gets a green light by the federal government, it will be labeled as such if U.S. Senators on both sides of the aisle have their way.
2014-05-26 | permalink
USA: Mandatory Labeling for Genetically Engineered Salmon Wins Support in Senate Committee
Center for Food Safety applauds the passage of a bipartisan amendment offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to the FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill that would require the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon. It marks the second year that the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a GE fish labeling amendment. The bill, with the labeling language intact, will now head to the Senate floor in the coming weeks for a vote.
2014-05-22 | permalink
GM products of tomorrow: wheat, rice, even salmon?
For many corn and soybean farmers in the U.S., the new normal is to plant genetically modified crops.
2014-05-15 | permalink
USA: Genetically modified salmon awaits FDA approval
This is the latest frontier in the battle over genetically modified food. Atlantic salmon, altered with genetic material from a chinook salmon and an ocean pout. The result is a fish that grows to market weight twice as fast as wild salmon. "Most producers will say it takes 24-30 months to produce a market size salmon. We can do that in 18," said AquaBounty CEO Ron Stotish.
2014-04-07 | permalink
GE fish or meat may be a tough sell for already wary consumers
Don't expect to find genetically modified salmon — or any other engineered fish or meat — on store shelves anytime soon. The Obama administration has stalled for more than four years on deciding whether to approve a fast-growing salmon that would be the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption.
- ABC News (07.04.2014): GE fish or meat may be a tough sell for already wary consumers
- Laboratory Equipment (07.04.2014): Engineered Salmon May Be Tough to Swallow
- The Japan Times (07.04.2014): First GM fish tough sell for FDA approval
- Consumerist (07.04.2014): Got A Hankering For GM Salmon? You Might Be Waiting For A While
2014-04-07 | permalink
GE fish or meat may be a tough sell for already wary consumers
Don't expect to find genetically modified salmon — or any other engineered fish or meat — on store shelves anytime soon. The Obama administration has stalled for more than four years on deciding whether to approve a fast-growing salmon that would be the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption.
2014-04-03 | permalink
USA: GE fish is losing the PR war
With the genetically modified foods labeling debate raging, it’s not surprising that consumers are not showing a lot of love for AquaBounty’s genetically modified salmon right now.
2014-03-27 | permalink
USA: 10 ways to keep your diet GMO-free
It seems like everyone is talking about the dangers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) these days. But what are GMOs exactly? They're the result of a laboratory process that inserts genes from one species into the genes of another to obtain a desired trait or characteristic (e.g., fast-growing salmon).
2014-03-14 | permalink
USA: GM Salmon Coming to a Market Near You: GMO 'Frankenfish
AquAdvantage, the company behind genetically modified salmon, is getting closer to having its product on supermarket shelves, after applying to sell its fish in Canada, according to the Canadian Press.
