FDA lifts import ban, clears path for GMO salmon to be sold in U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted a 2016 ban on imports of genetically modified salmon eggs to an Indiana facility, where producer AquaBounty will grow the salmon and sell it to consumers. AquAdvantage, an Atlantic salmon modified with DNA from other fish species, is the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption. With wildlife extinction on the rise, Trump administration reduces protections for endangered species and allows greater harm from pesticides. In mid-March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out new rules for “biological evaluations” — assessments of pesticide risks to endangered plant and animal species that are supposed to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. AGs blast EPA for downgrading common pesticide’s cancer risk. A coalition of eight attorneys general is criticizing the EPA for minimizing the risk of cancer in an assessment of a widely used pesticide. In Florida, thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can’t sell to restaurants, theme parks or schools nationwide that have closed because of the coronavirus. But in better news, coronavirus has more Americans turning directly to farms for food. The spike in traffic for businesses that have been delivering to customers for years has prompted others to consider adapting their business models.
In mid-March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out new rules for “biological evaluations” — assessments of pesticide risks to endangered plant and animal species that are supposed to be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Coronavirus claims an unexpected victim: Florida vegetables
Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can’t sell to restaurants, theme parks or schools nationwide that have closed because of the coronavirus.
FDA lifts import ban, clears path for GMO salmon to be sold in U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted a 2016 ban on imports of genetically modified salmon eggs to an Indiana facility, where producer AquaBounty will grow the salmon and sell it to consumers. AquAdvantage, an Atlantic salmon modified with DNA from other fish species, is the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption.
Coronavirus has more Americans turning directly to farms for food
The spike in traffic for businesses that have been delivering to customers for years has prompted others to consider adapting their business models.
AGs Blast EPA for Downgrading Common Pesticide’s Cancer Risk
A coalition of eight attorneys general is criticizing the EPA for minimizing the risk of cancer in an assessment of a widely used pesticide.
