GMO Salmon: What’s the Catch?

GMO Salmon: What’s the Catch?

Jan 18, 2012Food, Tips

This week, a California State Assembly committee will vote on a bill (AB 88) to require labeling of genetically modified (GMO) fish. In response to the potential FDA approval of GMO salmon, California must take this opportunity to protect state consumers’ right...

Alice-in-FDA-Land: More Hypocrisy on GMO Labels

Sep 24, 2010Food

This week, in explaining its position that labels will not be required on genetically engineered (GMO) salmon, FDA says that they legally cannot require such labeling. The agency claims that they are bound by labeling laws, which call for a “material” change in the...

GMO Salmon and the Banality of Corruption at FDA

Sep 22, 2010Food

Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a meeting on its preliminary assessment that genetically engineered (GMO) salmon are safe to eat. A couple weeks prior, the agency released eleven years’ worth of data on the GMO fish, giving consumer and...

Truthiness and Fairness on GMO Labels at FDA

Sep 21, 2010Food

Today the FDA is meeting to discuss labeling of genetically engineered (GMO) salmon. Assuming that the agency makes the experimental fish the first GMO animal approved for human consumption, FDA’s proposal suggests that no labels will be required to let consumers know...