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Lawsuit Challenging Approval of Genetically Modified Animals

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Environmental, Sustainability
Aquabounty 10 to 12 month old transgenic salmon
Last week a coterie of environmental groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approving the first ever genetically engineered animal for human consumption, a salmon engineered to grow quickly. The Institute for Fisheries Resources, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Golden Gate Salmon Association, Kennebec Reborn, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, Cascadia Wildlands, Center … Continue Reading

Produced with Genetic Engineering

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Sustainability
Only slightly less fun than a Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin Point Counterpoint on Saturday Night Live, is the fight over labeling food produced from a bioengineered organism is being waged in a Federal courtroom in Vermont. ... finding that "that up to 80 percent of the processed foods sold in the United States" may contain ingredients produced from genetically engineered sources. So, we may all find all of our food labeled "produced with genetic engineering".… Continue Reading
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