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Comment Period Extended for Genetically Engineered Salmon

The FDA has extended the comment period for two draft environmental review documents on the proposed conditions of a new animal drug application (NADA) concerning genetically engineered Atlantic salmon.

  • Feb 14, 2013

The comment extension is for interested persons to have additional tome to respond to the NADA on genetically engineered (GE) Atlantic salmon. Individuals can submit their electronic or written comments by April 26, 2013. Electronic comments can be submitted here.

For those sending written comments, please send to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Identify comments with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

Comments

Sat, Mar 2, 2013

Our food does not need to be modified. It serves us well in its pure, natural form. If some corporation wants to make money by messing up our food, it should be labeled so that consumers can make their own choice. If companies think it's so desirable, they should want it labeled so consumers can choose their "better" product. The reality is, most people will not have an interest in modified fish. Therefore, salmon sales will drop just to avoid the modified fish since we don't know which is which, hurt the legitimate fish market. Beyond that, there is no way to prevent cross contamination of this modified salmon with real salmon, so the salmon industry will be destroyed as a whole. I know if this modification is allowed, my family will no longer eat salmon, labeled or not.

Tue, Feb 26, 2013 Roland Wirth Sitka, Alaska

It seems that humans have once again forgotten to learn from history. As the FDA appears to be perched on the brink of approving genetically modified salmon, claiming they pose no significant environmental impact, they appear to be totally ignorant to the fact that in the human world accidents do happen on a very regular bases. Drilling rigs blow up, nuclear reactors melt down, and farm raised Atlantic salmon escape into the wild Pacific Ocean. All of these events have very damaging and costly consequences. To pretend that a genetically modified salmon will forever be kept out of the hands of thieves and our oceans is a game of make believe that the FDA should have outgrown a long time ago. As a commercial fisherman, who catches wild Alaskan King salmon to help provide for my family, I expect an immediate negative impact from approval of genetically modified salmon in the form of reduced dock prices for my catch. So once again the coorporatization of America will skew things in favor of the fat cats over the lone fisherman. Who can pretend to foresee into the distant future when these frankenfish have escaped into the wild what the consequences might be: the introduction of disease, out competing wild species, who knows?

Fri, Feb 15, 2013 Pauline Lord East Lyme, CT

The DEA should ensure and demonstrate that the genetically modified salmon is completely without risk to consumers and habitat before approving this fish. Otherwise, best to leave well enough alone. Thank you.

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