Saturday, February 14, 2015

US Approves Genetically Modifies Apples

Okanagan Specialty Fruits has developed a genetic method to modify natural apple's genes. Genetically modified apple can be grown to full trees and taken production from it regularly just like nature does. But a gene is suppressed which causes fruit to go rusty and become brown upon slicing or cutting.

Genetically modified fruits are taking market slowly and will create a monopoly of multinational enterprises. Another company (J.R. Simplot Company) got such approval from US Agricultural Department for modified Potato.

Genetically Modified Apple
When coming to world fruit market, a largest Apple packer in Asia "Rice Fruit Company" said that gen modified crops will affect export. Many countries have ban on gen modifications and will affect sales of fruit companies.

In USA, such arctic apples will be available soon at store in golden and granny smith varieties. Okanagan's president Neal Carter said that brownish feature of Apples cause lot of discarding and wastage. Now sliced apples will be attract consumer and food companies more easily. It will also keep intact the slogan "Apple a day, Keeps the doctor away". If you slice the apples, it does not gets brownish feel for eight long hours.

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