AquaBounty: Lawsuit just another attempt to delay commercialization of GE salmon

By Elaine WATSON

21-Jan-2014 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 17:17 GMT

AquaBounty Technologies - which hopes to become the first company to introduce a genetically engineered (GE) animal to the human food supply - says a legal challenge to Environment Canada’s decision to approve its technology is just the latest attempt by its opponents to delay the commercialization process.

GE salmon a step closer to commercialization as Environment Canada says AquaBounty's AquAdvantage Salmon are not harmful to the environment or human health

25-Nov-2013

By Elaine Watson

AquaBounty Technologies - which is hoping to become the first company to introduce a genetically engineered (GE) animal to the human food supply - is another step closer after Environment Canada concluded the salmon are not harmful to the environment or...

Trigger for review of GE animals should be the novelty of the introduced traits, not the process that creates them, says biotech expert

07-Aug-2013

The media frenzy surrounding AquaBounty’s GE salmon and the accompanying ‘Frankenfish’ headlines obscure the fact that it is "just a fast-growing fish”, according to one animal biotechnology specialist.

GE salmon... Is the FDA’s review process for genetically engineered animals fit for purpose?

25-Jul-2013

By Elaine Watson

If you are interested in how the FDA determines the safety of genetically engineered (GE) animals for human consumption, here's some light reading for you.