U.S. and Japanese Consumer Groups Denounce GE Salmon

The Center for Food Safety and the Seikatsu Club Consumers Cooperative
have joined to jointly decry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s
(FDA’s) recent determination that genetically engineered (GE) salmon
produced by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. is as safe to eat as conventional
salmon and will have little effect on the environment. At the time
of FDA’s announcement, the Center for Food Safety vowed to file a
lawsuit against the agency.

“FDA’s decision to approve this GE salmon was irresponsible and
unlawful and it will have global repercussions,” said George Kimbrell,
a Center for Food Safety attorney. “We are honored to join with our
colleagues in Japan in opposing GE fish and the Aquabounty salmon.
Together, we will work to stop its expansion in order to preserve our
native fisheries and protect the markets so many depend on around the
world.”

According to the consumer groups, Japan imported $2 billion worth of
salmon and trout in 2014. See Center for Food Safety Press Release,
December 8, 2015.

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