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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

WILL AMERICANS CONSUME FRANKENFISH GM SALMON?

How Safe Would Genetically Modified Salmon Be to Eat? Video 1

Frankenfish: Genetically engineered salmon - Video 2

Gene-Modified Salmon Nears Approval - Video 3

VIDEO 1:
PBSNewsHour | September 20, 2010 - Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/9LSISk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in the process of making a decision on whether genetically modified salmon is safe for people to eat. Margaret Warner runs a debate on the pros and cons of loosening restrictions on GM foods.






VIDEO 2 :
RTAmerica | September 07, 2010

Genetically engineered seeds are not breaking news; however a biotech company called AquaBounty has been working on genetically engineered salmon. The fish will be a combination of Atlantic salmon and part Ocean Pout. Jeffrey M. Smith says that it is ridiculous to evaluate the safety of this food with no long term feeding studies six and refuses to consume this genetically engineered salmon, if approved.