GMO Salmon
Consumers to Costco: Don't be the "GMO salmon store
More than 8,000 people will deliver letters to Costco Wholesale Corporation stores across the U.S. as part of a national week of action organized by Friends of the Earth and allies urging the retail giant to make a commitment not sell GMO salmon should it be approved by the FDA.
Costco says it does not plan to sell GMO salmon, but leaves open the possibility that it may if approved by the FDA. Already, 13 species of salmon are endangered or threatened in the Columbia River basin, the area neighboring Costco's Seattle area headquarters.
Dana Perls, Food and Technology Campaigner for Friends of the Earth: "A growing body of science indicates that GMO salmon pose environmental and health risks, and that AquaBounty's data is incomplete and inaccurate. A recently released draft risk assessment from Canadian scientists showed new evidence that GMO salmon cannot grow more quickly than conventional salmon, which had been one of AquaBounty's key marketing claims. The risk assessment also noted that GMO salmon have a higher susceptibility to disease-causing bacteria, indicating unique animal health concerns in this genetically engineered fish."
