date:Jun 24, 2013
approval of the fish, were unsuccessful, she said. If the fish is approved for human consumption, Murkowski said, at a minimum, it should be labeled. It's a view that Begich has echoed.
The amendment would provide $150,000 for labeling.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who supported the amendment, said the public has a right to know what it's eating. He said he thinks it would be impossible to ensure that the genetically modified fish would remain segregated from wild populations.