Senate panel again calls for FDA labeling of GMO salmon

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $145 billion USDA-FDA funding bill on Thursday that would extend a ban on the sale of genetically modified salmon until the FDA requires special labels on the fish. In November 2015, the FDA declared that the fast-growing AquaBounty salmon was safe to eat, but lawmakers, including Alaska Sen. Lisa… » Read More

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