The debate over genetically modified organisms didn't end in 2013, when this state's voters narrowly rejected an initiative that would have required labels on GMO products. Back then, it was ...

FirstFruits Marketing of Washington announces that Opal apple is now Non-GMO Project Verified. Opal is the first U.S. variety sold as a whole, fresh apple that has been verified as non-GMO by the ...

A small Canadian company has created a genetically engineered apple that doesn't go brown when you slice it. It's waiting for approval from the... This GMO Apple Won't Brown. Will That Sour The ...

We have good news for all of you who find browned apple slices unappetizing. It's bad news, though, if you don't like scientists fiddling with your food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given a ...

CASHMERE, Wash. (AP) — A Canadian biotechnology company has asked the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after its sliced, saying the improvement could boost sales of ...

Organic produce and brands continue to steal and win shopper dollars. In February, the USDA approved the first genetically modified apple varieties for the U.S. marketplace. Engineered not to brown ...

The manipulation is done in such a way as to reduce the number of enzymes that cause apples to brown. Called the ‘Arctic apple’ it is being grown by Okanagan Specialty Fruits of B.C. The Health Canada ...

The Summerland, British Columbia, apple grower and agricultural engineer wants to introduce consumers to an apple that is different from anything they have seen before. While his company's Arctic ...

Talbott said the use of GMOs in fruit production is in its beginning stages, but momentum may be growing. A Canadian apple grower, for example, recently developed a genetically modified apple that ...

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