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November 5th, 2020
Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful
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Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful Court rules Food and Drug Administration failed to analyze risks to endangered salmon from escape   Rejects far-reaching FDA claim it lacks duty to protect the environment from genetically engineered animals San Francisco, Calif. —Today, the U.S…
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August 24th, 2020
Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Center for Food Safety's Lawsuit Challenging the Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Center for Food Safety's Lawsuit Challenging the Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon On Tuesday, August 25th, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will hear arguments in Center for Food Safety's (CFS) lawsuit challenging the approval of genetically engineered (GE) salmon in the U.S…
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January 29th, 2018
Court Rejects Trump Administration Secrecy in Genetically Engineered Salmon Case
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Court Rejects Trump Administration Secrecy in Genetically Engineered Salmon Case Federal Appeals Court Orders Government to Produce Documents on Approval of First GE Fish - WASHINGTON —Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) attempt to hide thousands of pages of key government documents revealing how the agency arrived …
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March 31st, 2016
Lawsuit Challenges FDA's Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
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Coalition of Fishing, Consumer, and Environmental Groups Say First-ever Approval of Laboratory-Created Food Animal Violated Laws and Ignored Risks to Wild Salmon and Fishing Communities A broad coalition of environmental, consumer, and commercial and recreational fishing organizations today sued the U.S…
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February 1st, 2016
FDA Puts Brakes on Genetically Engineered Salmon until Labeling Requirements are Established
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WASHINGTON, DC— The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it would block all imports of AquaBounty’s recently approved genetically engineered (GE) salmon until the agency had determined how to label the novel product. The agency approved the salmon in October without any mandatory labeling indicating that the product is engineered with DNA from another species…
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December 8th, 2015
Major Japanese and American Consumer Groups Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon
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TOKYO, JAPAN ( December 8 , 2015)— Today, Center for Food Safety and the Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-operative Union (SCCCU) of Japan, jointly opposed the commercialization of the genetically engineered (GE) salmon recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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November 24th, 2015
Costco will not sell GMO salmon
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Coalition demands labeling in wake of FDA approval WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of FDA’s approval of GMO salmon , the third largest retailer in the U.S., Costco Wholesale (COST) , has made a public commitment to not sell GMO salmon …
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November 19th, 2015
FDA Approves First Genetically Engineered Animal for Human Consumption Over the Objections of Millions
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Center for Food Safety to File Lawsuit Challenging “Dangerous and Unlawful” Decision WASHINGTON, DC (November 19, 2015) – Center for Food Safety today announced plans to sue the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to block the agency’s approval for sale and consumption of the genetically engineered AquaAdvantage® salmon developed by AquaBounty…
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August 31st, 2015
Consumers to Costco: Don't be the GMO salmon store
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Thousands across U.S. deliver letters demanding that Costco say no to genetically engineered salmon WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week more than 18,000 people will deliver letters to Costco Wholesale Corporationstores across the U.S…
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June 25th, 2015
Costco members, fishermen, environmental and labor groups demand Costco say no to GE salmon
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ISSAQUAH, Wash. — A coalition including Community Alliance for Global Justice, fishermen, members of UFCW Local 21 and concerned Costco customers rallied in front of the Costco next door to store headquarters and presented more than 300,000 petition signatures demanding that Costco Wholesale (COST) publicly commit to not sell genetically engineered (GE) salmon…
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May 28th, 2015
Canadian risk assessment finds GMO salmon susceptible to disease
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Newly released documents conflict with FDA findings Expert contact: - Jaydee Hanson, (202) 547-9359, JHanson@CenterforFoodSafety.org Communications contact: - Abigail Seiler, 443-854-4368, aseiler@centerforfoodsafety.org WASHINGTON, D.C…
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November 19th, 2014
Documents Reveal AquaBounty's Irresponsible Management Prior to Fines for Environmental Violations on GE Salmon
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Letter to FDA Outlines How AquaBounty’s Shifting Plans for GE Salmon Production Raise Risk of Accidental Escape, Contradict FDA’s Pending Regulatory Review - - Washington, D.C…
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October 28th, 2014
AquaBounty Fined for Repeated Environmental Violations on Genetically Engineered Salmon
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Officials in Panama have ruled that AquaBounty Technologies’ has been operating in violation of environmental regulations as it experiments with genetically engineered (GE) salmon in that country. In a decision that could challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ongoing safety assessment of AquaBounty’s GE salmon, Panamanian officials fined the company $9500…
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October 2nd, 2014
California Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon Expands Protections, but Opens a Dangerous Loophole
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New Ban Expands 2003 Law Championed by Center for Food Safety Center for Food Safety (CFS) cautiously welcomes California law AB 504, signed by Governor Jerry Brown, which bans commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) salmon in all state waters. However, CFS also warns that the bill contains a dangerous loophole that must be closed…
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May 22nd, 2014
Mandatory Labeling for Genetically Engineered Salmon Wins Support in Senate Committee
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Center for Food Safety applauds the passage of a bipartisan amendment offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to the FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill that would require the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon. It marks the second year that the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a GE fish labeling amendment…
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April 11th, 2014
Unlabeled GMO Salmon? Groups Call on FDA to Rein In Industry Claims
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Food & Water Watch and Center for Food Safety called on FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg today to put an end to erroneous statements by AquaBounty Technologies Vice President, who recently told the press that FDA has already decided that the company’s GMO salmon will be sold without a label…
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March 3rd, 2014
Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food
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Largest U.S…
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January 20th, 2014
Groups Sue Canadian Government Over GE Salmon
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Suit charges failure to consider invasiveness threat, puts wild salmon and environment at risk January 20, 2013-- Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, and Friends of the Earth-US commend Ecojustice, Ecology Action Centre, and Living Oceans Society for challenging the Canadian federal government’s approval of AquaBounty’s genetically engineered (GE) salmon…
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November 25th, 2013
Canadian Approval of GE Salmon Egg Production Draws Sharp Criticism
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As Canada moves forward, new questions raised in Panama and refreshed calls for action in U.S. Today, Center for Food Safety denounced the Canadian government’s decision to approve commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) salmon eggs on Prince Edward’s Island (PEI)…
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November 21st, 2013
Missing Permits Raise Stakes for Escape of AquaBounty's Genetically Engineered Salmon
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International Groups call on Panamanian Government to Correct Flaws in Regulatory Oversight Washington, D.C…
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June 20th, 2013
Mandatory Labeling for GE Salmon Overcomes Major Hurdle
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Food Movement Celebrates Historic Vote - The Center for Food Safety applauds the passage of a bipartisan amendment offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill that would require the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon. It marks the first recorded vote on GE food labeling in the Senate Appropriations Committee…
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May 29th, 2013
Target, Giant Eagle, H-E-B, Meijer Say No to Genetically Engineered Salmon
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As damning new study shows GE salmon can harm wild fish Today, the Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood -- a coalition of more than 30 consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups--including Center for Food Safety--led by Friends of the Earth -- announced that Target and other large mainstream grocery retailers across the United States have committed to not sell genetic…
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May 29th, 2013
New Study Indicates GE Salmon Can Contaminate Wild Brown Trout
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Controversial Transgenic Salmon Slated for Approval, Ecological Effects of GE Salmon Go Unstudied by FDA A new study by Canadian researchers found that genetically engineered (GE) Atlantic salmon can successfully cross-breed with brown trout, a closely related species, further highlighting the havoc that escaped GE salmon can wreak on ecosystems…
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April 30th, 2013
Nearly 2 Million People Tell Fda Not To Approve GE Salmon
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Public Comment Period Closes with Strong Pushback from Congress; Hundreds of Organizations, Businesses, and Fishermen Voice Opposition to Controversial GE Salmon On Friday April 26, 2013 over 1.8 million people sent comments vehemently opposing the approval of a genetically engineered salmon by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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April 25th, 2013
Previously Undisclosed Documents Reveal Requests by Several Companies to Obtain Government Approval to Grow Controversial Salmon in U.S. Facilities
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Center for Food Safety, Earthjustice, Friends of the Earth, and Food & Water Watch will join over 1.8 million people who have raised vehement objections, based on science, policy and law, to a proposal before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve genetically engineered salmon, the first-ever GE animal intended for human consumption…
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March 20th, 2013
Top grocery stores: We won't sell genetically engineered seafood
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Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, Marsh among stores that will reject GE fish A coalition of consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups today launched the “Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood” by announcing that several major grocery retailers representing more than 2,000 stores across the United States have already committed not to sell genetically engineered sea…
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December 21st, 2012
Obama Administration Snubs Risks, Moves Forward With GE Salmon Approval
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400,000 public comments, 40 Members of Congress ignored; CFS calls proposed approval of first ever GE animal “premature and misguided” Center for Food Safety sharply criticized today’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement releasing an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the controversial AquaBounty AquaAdvantage® transgenic salmon…
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