AquaBounty Will No Longer Produce Genetically Modified Salmon in Canada

February 14, 2023 Julien Lecacheur, CBC

The only factory that produced genetically modified salmon in Canada will no longer produce them. The company’s AquaBounty plant in Prince Edward Island is now turning its attention to the production of salmon eggs – which will then grow in the United States – but that does not mean that we will no longer find of genetically modified salmon on the shelves of Canadian grocery stores.

Genetically Modified P.E.I. Salmon ‘Available For Sale,’ but Maybe Not in Stores Yet

October 14, 2021 Canadian Press

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says genetically modified salmon produced in Prince Edward Island is “available for sale” in Canada, but when and where consumers can purchase the food remains unclear.

Court Orders FDA to Assess Environmental Impact of GM Salmon

A federal court judge ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to conduct an environmental assessment of genetically modified salmon that he said was required for the agency’s approval of the fish.

Non-GM Produce Earns ‘Halo Effect’ Under New Labeling Laws

November 8, 2019 Cornell University

Consumers were more willing to buy unlabeled produce after being shown food tagged as “genetically modified” in a new Cornell University study that comes two months before a new federal law, requiring genetically modified organism disclosure labels on food products, goes into effect.