Genetically modified salmon will soon hit dinner plates.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it would be allowing the genetically modified, known as AquAdvantage salmon, to be imported to the U.S., lifting a ban that has been in place since 2016.
Manufacturer AquaBounty Technologies raises the fish using a growth hormone, and it reportedly grows almost twice as fast as traditional salmon despite not needing to eat as much. All the fish it grows are female and therefore cannot breed with each other.
The FDA concluded in 2015 that the genetically modified salmon was "safe to eat," and that the genetic engineering methods were safe for the fish, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement.
Despite the approval, the fish weren't allowed to come to market for a few years because Congress asked the FDA to hold off until regulators set rules about how the food should be labeled. Last year, the Department of Agriculture stipulated that all bioengineered food has to be labeled as such, resolving the issue for salmon and allowing the FDA to approve it in the action announced Friday.
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Absolutely No Thank You !!!
ReplyDeleteFAKE FISH!
ReplyDeleteBut you WILL eat the unknown likes of what comes out of our bay??
ReplyDeleteGMO does not mean "unhealthy to eat". In fact, these salmon grow faster, and consume less resources. Arguably, less time to become a problem with mercury in the fish.
ReplyDeleteSince the mid 90's, over 60 percent of processed foods have contained some sort of gmo product. There are, A LOT of us. Feeding the masses is important... and GMO's are helping accomplish that.