FDA Appeals the Rejection of its Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

April 16, 2021 Sebastien Malo, Reuters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appealed a lower court ruling that said the regulator missed the mark when it approved genetically engineered salmon for U.S. consumption, a filing in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals showed on Tuesday.

Q and A: FDA’s Deactivation of an Import Alert for Genetically Engineered Salmon

March 11, 2019 FDA

On March 8, 2019, the FDA deactivated Import Alert 99-40, which prevented the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food containing GE salmon, including their eggs.