ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 6, 2020
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. But the judge did not vacate the FDA’s approval of the salmon for human consumption in the meantime, because he said the risk for near-term environmental harm is low. AquaBounty fish are Atlantic salmon injected with DNA from other fish species that makes them grow faster. The salmon are being sold in Canada, but not yet in the U.S.; it had previously said the fish could be in the U.S. market by late this year.