May 11, 2022
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.
April 28, 2022
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.
March 17, 2022
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.
November 05, 2020
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.
March 09, 2020
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.
February 04, 2020
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.
December 20, 2019
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.
November 16, 2016
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.
August 31, 2016
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.
August 22, 2016
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.