GLOW FISH-Ban or no ban?

[wild bill]

The reason governments react to these kinds of things is simple. Governments are to stupid to let the public decide what they want to buy. Somethings like medicines and foods yes keep an eye on them. But when they listen to a few loud mouth radicles that complain about everything thats wrong. This goes on all the time just take a look at how the HSUS and PETA are destroying farmiing and the pet industry as well as hunting and soon it will be fishing. If the public is against something they will not buy it and it will be gone.The trouble is the people who like something never make enough noise. Don't know if you keep track of the Calgary Stampede but the animal rights want it shut down 25 whiners make so much noise they change ruls all the time. 250000 plus people enjoy the rodeo but never say a word and risk losing a 100 year old tradition. So no don't ban Glofish let consumers decide.
If i sound bitter against animal rightist I am they are the biggest scam going. Who else could literaly milk the public hundreds of millions of dollars and get away with it. Look at PETA they claim to be saving animals live collect them and excecute them. Then others like the HSUS make similar claim bit don't help animals only lobby the government for change. The only animals they help are the 2 legged ones in their organization. Their ceo got a 2.5 million dollar salary in 2011. Look at it like this if your house was burning down would you want people put out the fire. Or would you want to lobby the government for more fire departments,
I would like the help putting out the fire. Just my 2 cents but lets leave the glow fish debate to the consumer not the government.

 

[fishnutham]

why are they banned?

We have some strict laws about importation and the genetic modifications probably raised a red flag.

Quote from Wikipedia
Developments since the GloFish introduction

GloFish have continued to be successfully marketed throughout the United States. Since their introduction in late 2003, there have been no reports of any ecological concerns associated with their sale.

In addition to the red fluorescent zebrafish, trademarked as "Starfire Red", Yorktown Technologies released a green fluorescent zebrafish and an orange-yellow fluorescent zebrafish in mid-2006. In 2011, blue and purple fluorescent zebrafish were released. These lines of fish are trademarked as "Electric Green", "Sunburst Orange", "Cosmic Blue", and "Galactic Purple", and incorporate genes from sea coral.[5] In 2012, Yorktown Technologies introduced a new variety of "Electric Green" GloFish, derived from a different species of fish, the black tetra.[6][7] Despite the speculation of aquarium enthusiasts that the eggs are pressure treated to make them infertile, it has been found some GloFish are indeed fertile and will reproduce in a captive environment.[8] However, the GloFish Fluorescent Fish License states "Intentional breeding and/or any sale, barter, or trade, of any offspring of GloFish® fluorescent ornamental fish is strictly prohibited",[9] thus imposing a legal GURT.

Sale or possession of GloFish remains illegal in California due to a regulation that restricts all genetically modified fish. The regulation was implemented before the marketing of GloFish, largely due to concern about a fast-growing biotech salmon. Although the Fish and Game Commission declined to grant an exception (solely on ethical grounds) in December 2003, it later reversed course and decided to move forward with the process of exempting GloFish from the regulation. However, due to the State’s interpretation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Yorktown Technologies was informed by State attorneys that it would first need to complete a study which could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and take years to complete. According to the company’s web site, they have thus far declined to undertake this study.[10]

Canada also prohibits import or sale of the fish, due to what they report is a lack of sufficient information to make a decision with regard to safety.

The import, sale and possession of these fish is not permitted within the European Union. On November 9, 2006, however, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) found 1,400 fluorescent fish, which were sold in various aquarium shops.[11]

In January 2009, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration formalized their recommendations for genetically engineered animals.[12] These non-binding recommendations describe the way in which FDA regulates all GM animals, including GloFish.