Spending bill includes rider on GMO salmon labeling

A bill poised to pass the U.S. Congress would require the FDA to produce labeling guidelines before it allows the sale of genetically engineered salmon. That’s one policy rider Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she fought for that’s included in the package of year-end spending and tax bills.Photo: AquaBounty Technologies
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The FDA has already approved a genetically altered salmon for human consumption, without a labeling requirement. Murkowski, in a writt