"If scientists at the Food and Drug Administration finally decide that genetically engineered salmon are safe both for humans and the environment, they should not let the fish go to market without labels telling consumers they carry a gene from an eel-like poutfish".
In the Boston Globe's editorial, the author argues that the generally modified salmon should be labeled and separated from natural salmons before putting on market. The salmon is developed by AquaBounty Technologies by crossing the Atlantic salmon and a Chinook salmon which contains a gene from poutfish. It would be the first genetically "modified animal approved for human consumption" if it is approved by the FDA.
Senator Mark Begich and 10 other senators are trying hard to stop the approval for consumption of genetically modified salmon due to its environmental and safety issue. The author argues, even "if it finds that the genetically engineered salmon are safe to eat, it should still require that the fish carry a label identifying its genetic nature".
I strongly agree with the author that the genetically modified salmon should be labeled. I thing we have a right to know and to choose what we are eating as he said, "letting consumers know the true nature of the product, rather than leaving them guessing which salmon is natural and which is engineered".
"Consumers want mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and feel outrage when they learn how many supermarket products already are produced through biotechnology, according to a Food and Drug Administration report. "
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