NEWS: Alaska House Votes to Oppose the Sale of Frankenfish
April 16, 2016
Juneau – The Alaska House of Representatives voted unanimously Friday night in favor of House Joint Resolution 28 sponsored by House Resources Committee member Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage). HJR 28 puts the Alaska House on record opposing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a genetically engineered salmon being sold for human consumption. Additionally, the resolution urges Congress to enact legislation requiring genetically engineered products be labeled.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Newsletter: Happy Thanksgiving!
November 23, 2015
After an ‘extra-helping’ of a special session, I’m glad to be back home in Fairbanks, where there is no shortage of things to do. Over the next few weeks,Governor Bill Walker will unveil his budget details, portions of a fiscal plan and set the tone for the next legislative session that begins in January. The Finance Committee, of which I am a member, will be focused on the fiscal gap and a fiscal solution. It won’t be easy, but it will be necessary.
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NEWS: Feds Approve “Frankenfish” Despite Widespread Opposition and Unacceptable Risks to Alaska’s Abundant Wild Salmon Resource
November 19, 2015
ANCHORAGE – Today, the Food and Drug Administration, for the first time ever, approved the human consumption of a genetically modified animal. The FDA approved AquaBounty Technologies application to raise a genetically modified fast growing Atlantic salmon despite widespread concerns about the health risks to humans and negative impacts to wild salmon populations.
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Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: GMO Update
January 10, 2014
Hope your new year is off to a fabulous start! We’ve been working hard this fall getting out talking to as many people as possible in support of GMO labeling. We’ve also kept up our fight on GMO salmon.
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NEWS: Label GMOs: Alaskans Have a Right to Know What’s in Their Food
January 10, 2014
Today, Representative Scott Kawasaki pre-filed legislation to ensure Alaskans know whether the foods they are buying have been genetically engineered and to what extent. The legislation (HB219) would require all genetically modified (GMO) food sold in Alaska to be labeled clearly with information related to whether and how it was genetically modified.
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