Back to All Media

Jul 20, 2020

AquaBounty’s GE salmon is coming to menus in the US Midwest – for real this time

Massachusetts-based AquaBounty obtained approval for its genetically engineered (GE) salmon back in 2015. But things came to a screeching halt soon after. Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski and a number of other outspoken opponents began a vocal campaign against the commercialization of the salmon, based in large part on the decision of the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that products featuring the fish wouldn’t require a labeling disclosure.  Read the article.