FDA Bans GM Salmon Shipments to US Market Pending Final Labeling Guidelines
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - February 1, 2016
The FDA has banned genetically engineered salmon from entering the US market until final labeling guidelines for the product are published.
Last week the FDA issued Import 99-40 that says: "the FDA shall not allow the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of any food that contains genetically engineered salmon, until FDA publishes final labeling guidelines for informing consumers of such content."
In November the FDA approved the sale of genetically modified salmon from AquaBounty Technologies. The AquAdvantage salmon is produced from a transgenic Atlantic salmon egg that combines the genes of an ocean pout and a Chinook salmon. The end result is a modified salmon with a quicker grow out time versus the traditional farmed process. AquaBounty’s salmon is raised using a land-based, closed containment facility...
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