Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. Seeks U.S. Approval for a GMO Apple That Won’t Brown - Would you buy this? Two sliced apples sit on either side of a clock as a time-lapse video compresses 24 hours into 30 seconds. By the end, the apple on the left has turned brown but the one on the right has stayed fresh and white. The demonstration highlights the Arctic apple, as shown in a video made by its producer, Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. More than a decade in the making, Okanagan’s new Arctic apple has been genetically modified to resist browning when cut open or sliced. Federal regulators are weighing whether to approve the Arctic apple for sale in the U.S. If approved, the apple would be the first non-browning variety on the market, and could be among the country’s first products required to carry a genetically modified label. Such a product would tests consumers’ appetite for genetically modified foods. Corn, soybean and other commodities that are genetically engineered are common U.S. food ingredients, but few forms of genetically modified raw produce are available on stores shelves.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:06:06 +0000
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