This undated 2010 handout photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows two same-age salmon, a genetically modified salmon, rear, and a non-genetically modified salmon, foreground.

This undated 2010 handout photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows two same-age salmon, a genetically modified salmon, rear, and a non-genetically modified salmon, foreground.

By Madie Murray

To me, this is very scary.  The Washington Post and other major news outlets broke a story this weekend saying the FDA released its findings that the fish do not pose a threat to the environment and “are as safe as food from conventional Atlantic salmon.”  Read the entire article by clicking here.

On top of that, if we don’t start demanding the labeling of genetically altered foods, we won’t even know we’re eating genetically engineered (GE) salmon.

If this doesn’t bother you, then do nothing.

If this basically under-tested and dangerous technology in the hands of major corporations for profit does bother you, I urge you to take some kind of action against this trend of tampering with our food supply.  There are ways…here is a good start:

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