Health and Fitness

Lawsuit Challenges FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

Coalition of Fishing, Consumer, Environmental Groups Say First-ever Approval of Laboratory-created Food Animal Violated Laws, Ignored Risks to Wild Salmon, Fishing Communities

SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016.  A broad coalition of environmental, consumer and commercial and recreational fishing organizations today suedthe U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approving the first-ever genetically engineered food animal, an Atlantic salmon engineered to grow quickly. The man-made salmon was created by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. with DNA from three fish:…

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