Stop That Fish!
September 16 is a big day in the effort to stop the FDA from approving GE salmon. Food & Water Watch is holding a National Day of Action to oppose the approval of genetically engineered salmon by the FDA. We implore consumers to make sure we have a say in this fight against an experimental food mutation that is currently making its way through the FDA.
If you are concerned because GE salmon has not been proven safe for human consumption, and that the FDA has been secretive throughout much of the approval process, you can take action to stop the process so we can ask critical questions about GE salmon.
Today, September 16, consumers are taking time out of their busy workday to make their voices heard. We are asking people around the country to contact the Obama administration to tell the President to stop the FDA from approving GE salmon.
Consumers concerned about GE salmon because it has not been proven safe for human consumption should contact the Obama administration and tell the President to stop the FDA from approving GE salmon.
If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, you can participate with us in our rally and press conference today, September 16, at 3:15pm. Following the event, Ben & Jerry’s — who are supporting us in this effort — will be giving away free Phish Food ice cream and we’ll be generating phone calls to the White House to oppose GE salmon.
We encourage all consumers to be informed about this issue as much as possible. We have devoted an entire section of our website to providing information about GE salmon. It is clear that we have to move quickly and stop that fish before it reaches the food system.
-Rich Bindell
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, STOP the further corruption of our food systems and STOP the FDA from approving genetically engineered salmon. This is wrong on many levels and will not only impact our ecosystems, human genetic and health are at risk. Is all that really worth it to enable a corporation to have rapid growth and increased sales? I think not, please help preserve the well being of our environment and heath!
The FDA is such a corrupted agency. The same agency who is monitoring and approving our food supplies which are getting people sick more then ever is the same agency who is approving our Drugs which are suppose to heal us but instead are getting people more dependant on these drugs and getting dide effects are occuring more than ever. They are getting pocket money from both food companies AND drug companies to look the other way. These companies are telling the FDA to just shut up and have your “Approved” stamp ready because the process of approval is definitely way faster than it had ever been. At the same time, there are more people getting ill or killed from these food/drugs than ever before. Doesn’t ANYONE see a conflict of interest here?
If you are against it, don’t eat it. You are intruding on the freedom of others. Proprietary information should be kept from the public. If China or other countries obtain the information how would you stop them from producing the fish.
With the present state of the country don’t you think the federal government should focus it’s time and our money on other things?
A I read the articles it occurred to me that the answer to whether the genetically altered salmon needs to be labeled should be straight forward to the Food and DRUG Administration. If a drug becomes available generically, it usually identical or almost identical to the the original, but it must be called a different name. The same logic should easily follow to the salmon. While it may appear the same it is a known fact that it is not. Saying genetically altered on the label is not the issue. Being able to call something salmon that is not is the issue.
If there was a patent holder for the original salmon that could come forth using the name would be a non issue. The court system and the FDA need to step up and take the role of the original patent holder on salmon or any other natural species that is modified from it’s original.
James B. Hassell
Chef, Seattle
It is not so simple as “don’t eat it” when you are talking about GE. The issue is the capacity for the GE organisms to not just have unknown health effects if consumed but also to have an impact do to interbreeding. They say that they will be sterile (BTW TRIPLOIDY has very ill effects other than sterility in other organisms)… but they can’t guarantee that due to natural genetic mutation. Crossing could literally kill fertile natural salmon. SLOW DOWN and test more! – Not anti-business, just pro-health.
Thank you for all of the information on this important subject. I have also appreciated all of the comments left here. I included many of them in an illustrated visual summary that lays out the key points of the debate.
If you are interested in taking a peak, you can find the drawing here:
http://tinyurl.com/2dqk5sx
Please STOP for Obvious Reasons.