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from Civil Eats:
GE Salmon Swims Towards Approval, Hows that for a Holiday Surprise?
By Anna Ghosh on December 21, 2012
Move over Grinch. The FDA is doing everything in its power to give American consumers a terrible holiday gift this year. Today they took the final step toward approving genetically engineered (GE) salmon, the first GE food animal. Even after countless Americans have expressed their deep concerns about this frankenfish, the FDA has turned a deaf ear moving forward with this reckless approval. Thats why were asking Congress to block the approval of GE salmon.
As we reported earlier this month, were not surprised that the FDA chose today, the Friday before Christmas, to release their draft Environmental Assessment. AquaBounty, the biotech company responsible for bringing us GE salmon, used its own data to convince the FDA that this fish is safe to eat. Of course they think its safe: their profits are inextricably linked to its approval. Which is why its so outrageous that the FDA would take AquaBountys word over that of dozens of legislators and scientists, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, not to mention thousands of concerned consumers. The best way we can fight the FDAs abuse of its approval power is by asking members of Congress to keep GE salmon out of our grocery stores.
And if the approval of GE salmon wasnt enough to zap the holiday spirit right out of you, this frankenfish may be hitting the market without any sort of label, meaning that concerned consumers will have no way of choosing to avoid GE salmon. You see, AquaBounty and apparently the FDA as well dont believe consumers deserve the right to know whether the fish theyve been eating is genetically engineered. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://civileats.com/2012/12/21/ge-salmon-swims-towards-approval-hows-that-for-a-holiday-surprise/
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That very issue - our right to know what our food is -- could be huge in the next years
Berlum
Dec 2012
#29
If Obama could step in and kill an EPA reg(unpopular act) then he can step in and kill the FDA reg
byeya
Dec 2012
#4
I am already afraid to buy shrimp from the Gulf (Clorexit) or from overseas (feces).
djean111
Dec 2012
#5
Might as well add crab and oysters too! Soon there won't be any because they are quickly
Dustlawyer
Dec 2012
#14
Agree with the above. We live in NC and will eat Atlantic shrimp but nothing that comes
byeya
Dec 2012
#8
my favorite is when the package says atlantic or pacific salmon (farm raised).
Tunkamerica
Dec 2012
#21
This thread doesn't deserve to sink out of sight because it impacts people and the planet in
byeya
Dec 2012
#9
I didn't know. After your post I am throwing out the two jars of Skippy I bought at
plethoro
Dec 2012
#32
people don't want this stuff, but it keeps on getting bigger. strange how it works. aside from
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#23