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WH Relents and Allows the FDA To Proceed with Genetically Modified Salmon

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/12/21/genetically_modified_salmon_white_house_had_blocked_fda_but_now_approval.html

White House Relents and Allows the FDA To Proceed with Genetically Modified Salmon

The Food and Drug Administration today released an electronic version of its environmental assessment for a genetically modified salmon developed by AquaBounty Technologies—effectively giving its preliminary seal of approval on the first transgenic animal to be considered for federal approval.

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1. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   1   3:52pm Fri 21 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (6)   Dislike (1)   I will not eat anymore Salmon unless it's labeled! I like my GM modified foods labeled!

2. varmint Follow Befriend 2 threads 100 comments

   2   2:21pm Fri 21 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike   Not a fan of this. I have no issues with genetic modification, but I don't trust how accurately they can assess the impact of these salmon if they get out into the ocean. Plus salmon farming itself is dumb. Salmon are carnivorous so they have to be fed other fish to grow. Hello? Why not just eat the other fish? Also, farmed salmon tastes terrible.

3. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   3   4:14pm Fri 21 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (5)   Dislike (1)   Peter P says Well, choice is a good thing. I am not against genetically modified food. But consumers are free to choose. They don't want us to choose! That's the truth. They want to force feed it to us. This proves we are a slave race, always was always will be.

4. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   4   3:20pm Sat 22 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike   New Renter says You can always grow your own food. Discover just how hard it IS to grow enough food to survive on lmfao,it's not that hard...... maybe for you. I worked my own farm for a while.

5. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   5   10:56am Thu 27 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike   Just LABEL it! Why would they hide it unless they know people will not buy it! Just like "PINK SLIME". If you eat Chicken Nuggets that is PINK SLIME. If you Label things people will not buy them.

6. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   6   12:11pm Thu 27 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike   We have no idea if all this GM crop/food will mutate your chromosomes. There is obviously something happening with allergies, our bodies are changing. The pesticides are a contributing factor.

7. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   7   10:54am Thu 3 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike   FortWayne says Write a letter to your senator asking them to deal with this, at least have them add GMO labels to these mutants. Can you read, I did.

8. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   8   4:07pm Fri 21 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Peter P says I only eat raw, cured, or poached salmon. You don't want to eat trademarked Salmon? or trademarked seeds from Monsanto using roundup? Why not, a little genetic diversity is fun for all the family. Food is becoming more and more OWNED. I'm surprised Apple has not gotten in this business yet.

9. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

   9   3:23pm Sat 22 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike (1)   New Renter says You are also free to spend more on organic food, whatever THAT means. The reason you don't understand the food cycle anymore is because it has been altered. Once there were 1000's of slaughter houses, now we have "5". The problems go much deeper and wider, corporations have consolidated the market and changed the process. What was Organic today was usual practices 40+ years ago.

10. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

    10   12:33pm Wed 26 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Farming for me was educational. My family have always known how, but we live in the city and suburbs and have no interest in going back to it.

11. Thedaytoday Follow Befriend 46 threads 530 comments

    11   1:37pm Thu 27 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Zlxr says Would you be so quick to accept GMO foods if you knew that the bacterium they are using to inject new DNA into plants - could also pollute our soil and cause disease in humans. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/agrobacteriumAndMorgellons.php Think again about the whole implication of altering the ratios of bacterium in our environment and how they can change and what the implications are to us if all diseases change and we have no immunity. There should be labeling! this industry does not want us knowing what they are doing!

12. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

    12   2:57pm Thu 3 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   New Renter says How about feeding tilapia to the salmon? No it's corn as usual!

13. Peter P Follow Befriend (4) 117 threads 17,655 comments Premium

    13   2:22pm Fri 21 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   I don't know what to say... We are in a brave new world.

14. Homeboy Follow Befriend 13 threads 1,481 comments

    14   1:00pm Sat 22 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   We have been eating genetically modified food for thousands of years. The only difference is, the modifications were done through breeding, and now can be done directly. I don't recall anyone in the past asking for labels for giant mutant turkeys with gigantic breasts, or tasteless tomatoes bred to have tough outer skins to survive truck rides.

15. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 13 threads 2,208 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    15   4:00pm Sat 22 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   121212 says New Renter says You are also free to spend more on organic food, whatever THAT means. The reason you don't understand the food cycle anymore is because it has been altered. Once there were 1000's of slaughter houses, now we have "5". The problems go much deeper and wider, corporations have consolidated the market and changed the process. What was Organic today was usual practices 40+ years ago. I understand that the term "organic" has too many definitions. Over this past summer I spoke with a couple of farmers. They pointed out as you have that what people today call "organic farming" would better be defined as "traditional farming".

16. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

    16   12:10pm Wed 26 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike (1)   New Renter says 121212 says New Renter says You are also free to spend more on organic food, whatever THAT means. The reason you don't understand the food cycle anymore is because it has been altered. Once there were 1000's of slaughter houses, now we have "5". The problems go much deeper and wider, corporations have consolidated the market and changed the process. What was Organic today was usual practices 40+ years ago. I understand that the term "organic" has too many definitions. Over this past summer I spoke with a couple of farmers. They pointed out as you have that what people today call "organic farming" would better be defined as "traditional farming". Organic farming = Traditional Farming We are being screwed! From Monsanto downwards.

17. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

    17   10:21am Thu 27 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike (1)   New Renter says I dunno, as far as I know the jury is still out on the health implications of GM foods. That study put out in September -since discredited - regarding GM 603 corn sure didn't help the arguments of the anti-GMO crowd. The jury is not out, the farmers are speaking, your choosing not to listen. Ask "ANY" farmer.

18. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

    18   11:46am Thu 27 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike (1)   New Renter says I said earlier I HAVE spoken to farmers. They were kind enough to give a tour of their farms and discuss the benefits of traditional farming; however the health aspects of GM foods in humans is not a question a farmer is qualified to answer. right, ask Monsanto and expect an answer. Did anyone of those farmers discuss Roundup? GM Alfalfa? Pesticides? They are qualified, your not listening.

19. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

    19   11:47am Thu 27 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike (1)   Exposed: Monsanto planted GM alfalfa before USDA approved it, federal agency knew all along http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/business/28alfalfa.html?_r=0 http://www.naturalnews.com/034264_GM_alfalfa_Roundup.html http://www.naturalnews.com/036023_Monsanto_GM_alfalfa_USDA.html

20. 121212 Follow Befriend 83 threads 687 comments male

    20   11:48am Thu 27 Dec 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike (1)   http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/02/why-you-should-care-about-genetically-modified-alfalfa/70557/ http://farmwars.info/?p=5885