Costco introduced in 2015 that it might grow to be one of many largest sellers of natural merchandise within the US. Since Costco customers rallied in Seattle to ship greater than 50,000 signatures asking the corporate to not promote GM salmon, they’re lastly taking a stand on GMO Salmon.
Costco stated it doesn’t intend to promote genetically modified salmon at the moment, becoming a member of a listing of shops who say they won’t promote genetically modified salmon, regardless of the approval Thursday by the federal Meals and Drug Administration of the sale of such fish.
No extra GMO Salmon in Costco
“Though the FDA has accepted the sale of GM salmon, Costco has not bought and doesn’t intend to promote GM salmon at the moment,” the warehouse retailer chain stated in an announcement Friday.
The FDA cleared on the market AquAdvantage Salmon, the genetically modified fish that grows twice as quick as regular salmon, saying “there aren’t any biologically related variations within the dietary profile of AquAdvantage Salmon in comparison with that of different farm-raised Atlantic salmon.”
AquAdvantage Salmon is engineered by the Massachusetts-based firm AquaBounty, which stated the fish could possibly be on grocery retailer cabinets in about two years.
We applaud Costco because it joins retailers corresponding to Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Safeway within the resolution to forego the genetically modified product.
