Judge orders FDA to analyze risks of escape by genetically engineered salmon
Story Date: 11/9/2020

 

Source: FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 11/6/20


Weeks ago, San Francisco JudgeVincent Chhabria signaled his doubts about AquaBounty’s plans to breed its “AquAdvantage” genetic salmon.   And an environmental assessment by the Food and Drug Association used to permit the new breed of genetically modified salmon did not impress him. On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California judge ruled the FDA violated core environmental laws in approving “AquAdvantage” salmon.

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