By noreply@blogger.com (Activist) By Heather Callaghan
Today marks the unsurprising approval from the FDA regarding new varieties of genetically engineered potatoes and apples.
The approval applies to six varieties of potatoes from Idaho’s J. R. Simplot Co. and two types of apples from Canadian company Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc.; Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. Arctic Apple plantings are planned for 2017.
Enzymes in the products have been genetically altered so that the potatoes will not bruise and the apples will not brown.
“These foods are as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts,” read a statement by the Food and Drug …read more
Read more here: Natural Blaze
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