It’s just become a little more vital to eat wild-caught salmon – GMO salmon have been approved for sale in the United States. The decision by the FDA is a landmark in that it approves the first GMO animal to be sold for food.

The fish is called AquAdvantage salmon, and Americans could be eating it in 2-3 years. Its DNA has been altered so that it grows twice as face as “real” salmon. Critics of the technology cite potential issues should the fish escape and breed with its natural counterpart.

In Canada, research on GM trout yielded a fish in which the flesh was still edible, but with misshapen heads and bloated bodies. Critics of the FDA-approved GMO salmon state that the tests were carried out on too small of a sample of animals, and even with those tests, a higher level of growth hormone was detected in the fish.

Right now the fish may even not be labeled differently from natural fish. The FDA is currently mulling this over. If you are concerned, write a letter or e-mail to the FDA asking them to ensure that the new fish is labeled differently.

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