Institute for Fisheries Resources et al v. Hahn, et al

  1. May 11, 2022

    Feds Settle GMO Salmon Suit Fees Issue With Enviro Groups

    The federal government and environmental groups reached a confidential settlement Wednesday over attorney fees and costs stemming from a suit over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of genetically modified salmon for human consumption.

  2. April 28, 2022

    Feds Push Back On Bid For $1.9M Fees In GMO Salmon Suit

    The federal government has opposed a motion from environmental groups seeking $1.9 million in attorney fees and costs in a suit alleging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrongly approved the first genetically modified salmon for human consumption, saying the "excessive" fees request follows a "narrow" suit victory.

  3. March 17, 2022

    Enviro Groups Seek $1.9M Fees In Gene-Modified Salmon Row

    Environmental groups are asking a California federal court to award $1.9 million in attorney fees following their suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its approval of the first genetically modified salmon for human consumption.

  4. November 05, 2020

    FDA Must Study Enviro Risks Of Genetically Engineered Fish

    A California federal judge Thursday told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to look into the potential environmental consequences of genetically engineered salmon escaping into the wild, handing a partial win to green groups and a Native American tribe challenging the agency's approval of the fish.

  5. March 09, 2020

    FDA Defends Approval Of Genetically Engineered Salmon

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took every required precaution before approving a genetically engineered salmon operation, the agency told a California federal judge, arguing there's no basis for objections from green groups and a Native American tribe.

  6. February 04, 2020

    FDA Didn't Vet Enviro Impact Of GMO Salmon, Group Claims

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed to properly analyze the impacts that a genetically engineered salmon operation could have on the environment and endangered species before approving it, green groups and a Native American tribe have told a California federal judge.

  7. December 20, 2019

    FDA Can Keep Regulating Genetically Modified Salmon

    A California federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the authority to regulate genetically engineered salmon as a drug in a suit brought by food safety and environmental groups.

  8. November 16, 2016

    Groups Seek Full Record Behind FDA's GMO Salmon Approval

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is holding back documents related to its approval of AquaBounty Technologies Inc.'s genetically engineered salmon for human consumption, a coalition of groups challenging the agency's decision told a California federal court Tuesday.

  9. August 31, 2016

    Only FDA Can Be Sued For Salmon Decision, Judge Says

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may have led the Food and Drug Administration astray when it suggested that the FDA change its mind about whether approvals for genetically engineered salmon could affect endangered species, but it's the FDA, not the FWS, that can be sued over the decision, a California federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

  10. August 22, 2016

    Feds Want New Claim In GMO Salmon Approval Case Tossed

    The United States urged a California federal judge Friday to trim litigation challenging the approval of a genetically engineered salmon for human consumption, saying there’s no basis for a new allegation claiming the government must analyze the environmental impact of an expansion to the project.

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