Dive Summary:

• The Campaign for Genetically Engineered-Free Seafood announced Wednesday that Whole Foods Market Inc, Trader Joe's and other food retailers vowed not to sell genetically engineered seafood if it is approved in the U.S.
• The announcement, representing over 2,000 U.S. stores, comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration draws closer to approving Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies' genetically engineered "AquAdvantage Salmon," which the company says can grow to market size in half the time of conventional salmon.
• Critics argue that genetically modified products aren't fully tested, carry allergy risks and should be labeled, a call that Whole Foods is answering by requiring all products in its stores including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled by 2018.

From the article:

... The announcement from the Campaign for Genetically Engineered-Free Seafood comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears close to approving genetically engineered salmon from Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies.

If it gets final approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the salmon would be the first genetically engineered animal to enter this country's human food supply. The United States already is the world's largest market for foods made with genetically altered plant ingredients. ...