FDA Signs Off On Genetically Modified Salmon Without Labeling (consumerist.com)

kheldan writes: Today, in a historic decision, the FDA approved the marketing of genetically-engineered salmon for sale to the general public, without any sort of labeling to indicate to consumers they've been genetically altered. According to the article: "Though the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) gives the FDA the authority to require mandatory labeling of foods if there is a material difference between a GE product and its conventional counterpart, the agency says it is not requiring labeling of these GE fish 'Because the data and information evaluated show that AquAdvantage Salmon is not materially different from other Atlantic salmon.' In this case, the GE salmon use an rDNA construct composed of the growth hormone gene from Chinook salmon under the control of a promoter from another type of fish called an 'ocean pout.' According to the FDA, this tweak to the DNA allows the salmon to grow to market size faster than non-GE farm-raised salmon."

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Re:Salmon's now on my "foods to avoid" list

[hawguy]

So you aren't a big fan of science, then?

Science has made many things better for us. Food included.

Yeah, that partially hydrogenated vegetable oil worked out well for us, hasn't it? Don't eat Saturated fat! Instead eat this much healthier trans-fat! Oh wait, we were wrong, turns out that the trans-fat is much worse than the saturated fat. Our bad. But trust us on the rest of the stuff, we probably weren't wrong about that. Like the GMO food, we don't really understand what the body needs, but we're certain that GMO food is exactly what the body needs.