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12/17/2015 / By Greg White

Federal spending bill requires FDA to label genetically modified salmon

A 2009 federal spending bill disclosed Wednesday would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lay out guidelines for the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered salmon, otherwise known as Frankenfish by critics. “Consumers have a right to know whether they are buying Washington’s world-class salmon or Frankenfish engineered in a lab,” said Sen. Maria […]

12/14/2015 / By Tara Paras

FDA-approved GM salmon sparks health and religious debate — are GMOs kosher?

What is the relationship between kosher food and health? According to Natural Food Certifiers (NFC) founder and director Rabbi Reuven Flamer, “Kashrus has nothing to do with health, at least not physical health. If meat went bad you shouldn’t eat it because it’s not healthy, not because it’s not kosher. It’s two different realms.” Launched in 1997, NFC’s […]

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