GM Salmon likely coming to a grocery store near you...

Looks like salmon might be the first biotech animal to be approved by the FDA. Although nothing has been finalized yet, the FDA held public meetings on AquAdvantage Salmon on September 19-21. For meeting information and highlights you can visit the FDA website here. In general, those attending the meetings indicated that their feelings toward GM salmon were positive, thus increasing the likelihood that this fish will enter the food system sometime in the near future. The panel did, however, express a need for further information and analysis before a final decision could be rendered.

To read more about this issue check out articles here , here, and here. Even if GM salmon is determined to be "safe" by FDA standards wouldn't you at least like to KNOW what you're buying? Hopefully the FDA will require product labeling so consumers can decide if GM salmon is something they want to ingest, but if this GM product follows the pattern of others approved by the FDA, you will be on your own to determine the genetic makeup of your salmon. One surefire way to avoid GM salmon, should it be approved, always buy wild fish. That will be effective at least until one of these GM salmon escapes and contaminates wild stocks. Then perhaps you will be smart to avoid salmon all together...unless you want to be a guinea pig for finding out how GM foods impact humans...