GMO Apples May Soon Be On Your Plate
Comparison of natural apple vs Arctic apple(GMO) over 24 hours B. McPherson Granny Smith has been tinkered with. The fine folks at Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc . have developed a genetically altered apple that cannot turn brown when exposed to air. The BC company, located in Summerland has managed to turn off a gene that allows the apple’s normally white flesh to turn brown when it is damaged. They have dubbed their altered version of Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples Arctic Apples. While the trees have been grown, the GM apples have not yet received approval from either Canada’s food protection agency or the US, but they are definitely in the pipeline. If they receive approval for commercial plantings, the “silenced gene” trait may spread to other apple varieties as apples are pollinated by flying insects. One of the ways that a shopper can judge the quality and freshness of fruit is visually. If apples have brown spots and ugly bruising, they...