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First Genetically Modified "Browning-Resistant" Apple Approved For US Consumption
With only 37% of the public believing that genetically-modified foods are 'safe', The Arctic apple - which resists browning when cut open or sliced - faces an uphill battle for 'success'. But as WSJ reports, the non-browing trait makes it particularly attractive for restaurants, grocery stores, airlines and other companies that offer pre-sliced fruit, and since The Agriculture Department on Friday approved it as the first genetically modified apple for sale in the U.S., the debate over the safety (and labelling) of modified foods reignites. While "getting the consumer to buy in to the product has to be the priority," notes Okanagan, environmentalists warn "there is no place in the U.S. or global market for genetically engineered apples."
24 Hours in the life of a GMO Apple...
The Agriculture Department on Friday approved the first genetically modified apple for sale in the U.S., reigniting debate over the safety of modified foods and whether the products should carry mandatory labels.
The difference between Arctic Granny slices, top, and conventional Granny slices on the bottom is seen here.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, which makes the Arctic apples, said in a statement that it was excited by the USDA approval and it is:
"working hard to get as many trees in the ground as possible so that you’ll be able to purchase Arctic apples in stores within the next few years."
"The supply-chain can feel confident knowing that Arctic apples are likely the most tested apples in existence," the company said.
"Rigorously reviewed by multiple regulatory bodies, all evaluations reach the same conclusion -- Arctic apples present no unique risks and are just as safe and healthful as any other apple."
“We really know that getting the consumer to buy in to the product and the technology has to be the priority,” he said.
The Arctic apple’s non-browning trait works by shutting off an enzyme that initiates the browning process. Mr. Carter said he hopes the Arctic apple can expand the market for apples in the same way baby carrots generated rapid growth in the carrot industry. The new apple, which resists bruising, could also cut waste for farmers and packers, according to Okanagan.
But as The Wall Street Journal reports,
The Agriculture Department, which announced the approval Friday, said the apple was given the green light because it didn’t pose a risk to other plants or agricultural products. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for ensuring the apple is safe to eat, but its review is voluntary and its approval isn’t required for the company to move forward.
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The FDA is still reviewing the apple, an agency spokeswoman said.
While genetically modified crops have been grown in the U.S. since the 1990s, the Arctic apple is one of only a few genetically modified foods that appeal directly to consumers. In November, the Agriculture Department approved a modified potato.
Currently, the most commonly modified crops, such as corn and soybeans, are modified for the benefit of farmers by withstanding herbicides and pesticides.
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Apple farmers are worried, however, that the Arctic apple will scare off consumers who can’t distinguish between modified and conventionally grown varieties. Several of them urged the Agriculture Department to reject the petition for approval.
“I’m very disappointed in the USDA,” said Jim Baird, owner of a 250-acre apple farm in Washington state. “They’re approving this in light of such overwhelming concern and disapproval over [genetically modified] products.”
Consumer and environmental groups said the apple could present unknown risks to human health.
“There is no place in the U.S. or global market for genetically engineered apples,” said Lisa Archer, a director at the environmental group Friends of the Earth. “Farmers don’t want to grow it, food companies don’t want to sell it and consumers don’t want to eat it.”
In the time it will take for farmers to grow the Arctic apples, “consumers have time to get informed and decide whether they want to purchase them,” said Wendy Brannen, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Apple Association.
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A recent Pew Research Center survey showed that while 88% of scientists think genetically modified food is safe to eat, only 37% of the general public believe so.
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is this apple made in China too? did the engineer create it in a garage, and is it grown in silicon valley?
The author quoted an environmentalist which quickly decreases the validity of the article. Whenever you write anything, get someone who is knowledgeable to cite.
Great, another cultivar that is going to be picked not for flavor or nutrition, but how well it ships and stores!
And in reality, shutting off a gene that produces an enzyme probably isn't that big of a deal when it comes to what's actually in the things. It sounds like a different level of GMO than splicing genes from the animal kingdom to make the plant produce a pesticide or to make resistant to herbicides.
Now if we could only genetically modify the U.S government to resist rotting and decay.
Could be a threat to US embalmers.
Why brown apples gotta be bad? Thas rayciss.
I for one eagerly await my Lobster/Horsheradish/Butter/Potatoes I ordered for spring planting, and thank my benevelont socialist hebrew overlords for my continued wellbeing!
The Joys of Plastic!!
"The Arctic apple’s non-browning trait works by shutting off an enzyme that initiates the browning process."
Fantastic, I wonder what enzymes it will shut off in my guts.
Wow you are just so cynical all the time! Life is full of pesky annoyances that science is actively trying to solve and you don't seem appreciative of this fact.
Browning apples have been driving me insane over the years and I am finally looking forward to the end of my irritation. Kind of like a woman non stop throwing up with morning sickness looking for relief given by her trusted physician. A pill called thalidomide.
Miffed;-)
An apple a day keeps the mummification technician away.
Have you tried Pink Lady (aka Cripps Pink) apples? They seem to naturally avoid browning, even without any GMO meddling. Which is one reason why I'm skeptical of this new GMO apple. Why are they creating something mother nature has already given to us? They claim this new GMO apple is to prevent browning. Could there be some Agenda 21 ulterior reason for GMO'ing the apple that they're not telling us? GMO corn that produces it's own pesticide internally that can not be washed off and possibily punches holes in our guts seems quite Agenda 21 to me.
Great! I can place these GMO bastards next to my 8 month-old tasteless tomato that never spoils.
ElVaq, anything that messes with enzymes is a no no in my book. Enzymes are the catalysts of life and the heart of all biochemical processes. We have no guarantee how this could play out in the long term and simply for fruit that won't brown?
One of Miffed's Cardinal Rules: Don't fuck with enzymes!
Miffed;-)
Also, don't spit into the wind or pull the mask off the old lone ranger and dont mess around with Jim !!!
yeah but who knows what else they stuck in that thing. Reminds of Snow white and the witches apples. Not for me, thanks.
Just spray or dip the slices in lemon or lime juice, why is that so hard? (works with pears also!)
That's the entire state of California's produce.
I don't need an article on some blog to tell me exactly what I have noticed with my own eyes, in my kitchen. At the begining of last August (i.e. in 2014) I bought a few Granny Smith apples from grocery. One of them is still resting on my counter (where it laid continously ever since), a bit yelowish, but otherwise intact; no signs of rot or decay. Initially, I intended it as an amusing experiment. After all these months, and considering how many of them I ate over the last years, it became far less amusing... GMO at it best ! Incidentaly, I still remember the apples from my childhood, which despite my grandad's best efforts in keeping them insulated at cool temperatures, wouldn't last more than 2 months (at max...). This is a simple experiment that anybody curious enough could replicate. I'm done with them apples...
All apples are plastic McApples now. "I'm lovin it."
Granny Smith apples keep better than most apples. I have a co-worker who goes out a picks a box at harvest time for that reason. He claims they keep all winter. I'm not sure there is a conspiracy involved. I prefer the Fuji apple, and I avoid the browning problem by eating the whole thing. Olde school.
That might be. The question is why ? Natural apples don't last more than a month at room temperature, regardless of brand... Organic ( or, should I say "natural") tomatoes don't last more than a week at room temperatures. If the new "miracle" varieties take so so long to naturally decay in the air, at room temperature, how long (or how well) will they take to be digested in your stomach, by your natural acids and enzimes ? By the way, I ready to bet that my GS apple will last atleast until August this year. That would mean 1 YEAR without decay. Enjoy it... if you can.
Angel, try some Arkansas Black Apples sometime, they harvest late, are hard as a baseball, and will get better and better with age. They will last until the early harvest apples come off next season.
Whatever happened to putting a little lemon juice on 'em? Still works for me.
I never worried about in the first place.
Just take a sharp knife and scrape off the top layer under some water.
Works wonders.
Yes PacOps, but how do you securitize "a little lemon juice"?
An apple a day keeps the doctor around.
I'm confused. I thought that 'browning apples' were what Reggie Love discovered after digging elbow deep in the TOTUS @ss
This is a free-market reponse to nincompoops who won't eat an apple that has been exposed to air for ten minutes. Fucking sheep don't understand their own food, and now they get to eat shit.
It's going to take over the world and kill us all!
Calling all lysenkoites and luddites! Olde Tyme tent revival outside of town! Preach your earth is only 6000 years old anti science religious beliefs! Surely the scientific illiteracy to be freely espoused in this thread will be EPIC. Y'all would have stoned Semmelweiss to death.
Confession begins.....NOW!
I try not to be offensive, but in your case, I'll make an exception.
Fuck off, you brain dead arsehole.
Linking Bishop Usher to those who question the safety of organisms whose DNA has been ignorantly fucked with for nothing more than financial gain is beyond belief stupid.
Yes, I'm one of your downs. Pity I'm limited to one.
You aren't special, you will be one of many anti-science flatearthers. Your religious fervor is noted. Cheers!
You have no idea how much science I've studied over the years.
Very likely more than you.
I'm an atheist.
I never claimed to be special.
Other than that, you got me.
Now, please fuck off.
I'm certain of all your assertions. That is how the internet works.
And, to think, they claimed the Titanic was unsinkable.
Such luddites.
Don't confuse pride with poor engineering, if you are at all capable.
How bout you engineer a shart out your nose.
Don't confuse science with fact. All "science" has an agenda and is just as tainted with speculation fraud and manipulation as religion. Ironically, for people like you, science is your religion and anyone who questions the validity is promptly burned at the stake of public opinion.
Perhaps it may become a useful meme. Let me phrase it thus:
"THE CHURCH OF SCIENCE DOES NOT APPROVE!"
You are really good at completely missing the point.
there is a big difference between science fact and science assumption
when you have a scientific assumption that you can not prove it is not a science fact
I'm not sure there are any 'facts' in science, only hypothesies that have not failed yet.
That's the true strength of the scientific method.
Newton's theory of gravitation works really well - he just didn't know about the precession of the orbit of mercury.
Einstein's stuff only really comes into play at ridiculously hig speeds or ridiculously high gravitational fields.
Were either of them 'correct, or will quantum theory finally meet gravitation on good terms, and will that be the whole truth of how the universe works.
Science is just humanity's best go at understanding why shit happens.
Beat's the fuck out of believing what a bunch of ignorant goat herders wrote down a few thousand years ago, though.
What does religion have to do with this?
Let me guess....you work for DOW Chemical, right?
Maybe we better start working on some genetically modified honey bees, or we may one day all starve to death.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/09/honeybees-dying-insec...
Don't be such a smug little twit, Bumbu.
A TECH cartel's rep I see...
Evolution is a slow process. Grains have only been around for 10 thousand years, not long enough for humans to adapt to the anti-nutrients the contain. Genetic modifications are long term experiments. No one really knows what the effect will be long term or if and when humans can adapt to them. We fool with this stuff at our own peril.
"Let's introduce rabbits to Australia so we can hunt them for meat. What could go wrong?"
Eat GMO's and die.
SCIENCE!
You seem to be conflating science with engineering and with economics.
Poetry in Motion...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FIMvSp01C8
...SCIENCE!. You mean BS SCIENCE...
Modern wheat has far more gluten than the previous phenotypes. Unfortunately about 1% of the population suffer from the results.
What's really down right nasty is the herbacide glyphosate from Monsanto being sprayed over the wheat crops which never gets removed and perpetuates throughtout the processing lifecycle into food.
Why is there such a desire to lie about this topic? Is noone serious enough to discuss it sincerely?
Source:http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/wheat/background.aspx#.UbTFBPYaePU
Fuckin' shill. Piss off and die.
Um......douche nozzle, I wasn't talking about GMO wheat, I was talking about the herbicide glyphosate. Or can't you read?
OK, then in your statement farmers are planting a cash crop like wheat then spraying it with a broad spectrum herbicide..
Yeah you make so much sense. You people are absolutely ridiculous.
Bumbu sauce , Wheat was the first plant to be GM back in the 70's and now they even use a new chemical on it to make it mature and get to the right mosture content so they do not have to cut let it dry then combine it , they can just combine it this is why more and more people are getting problems with eating it it's not so much the glutin as the last application of chemicals that absorb into the wheat and then slowly kill you . Just like soy and corn the allowable ppm of round up or 24d was 340 ppm and now they have increased that to 1800ppm , enjoy your swolen belly .
Also with wheat you also get to enjoy the opiate effect , the violant dreams and the Depperstion and the anxiety they are the best .Try giving up all wheat for just two weeks and you will never want to touch Vodka again.
So I post an article from a reliable source stating categorically that no GM wheat is commercially grown in the US, and you respond with this nonsense totally ignoring that then ad hom me.
Religion, that is all this is to you.
Define 'improvement'
Then we can have a serious discussion.
Human's understanding of the complex interplays between organisms is not good enough to be fucking about with the system.
@Bumbu - suggest you familiarize yourself with the term Mutagenesis- the use of high dose x-rays, gamma rays, and chemicals to induce mutations. This process produces unintended genetic side-effects within the target organism and is not considered GMO. Regulatory capture has also taken place between big agro-business and the USDA & FDA, you seem to quote gubmint websites as if they're some bastion of truth.
Also, your misdirection via ad hominem, package deal and strawman fail miserably, kindly address facts
YOur nonsequitor is noted and dismissed.
Ok Bambu, the "science of GMO corn, created to tolerate enough herbicide and pesticide to kill every other living plant.
Maybe you can do us a favor, eat a bunch of sprouts that were sprouted in Agent Orange and D-Con.
Maybe when they perfect that wheat to a point, that you can scatter it on asphalt, water it with RoundUp, and watch it grow, you'll get hit by a Mack truck while grazing on those toxic little pellets...
Myself, I'll stick to garden grown heirloom.
Good discussion in Stewart Brand's 2009 Whole Earth Discipline. He concludes the chapter on genetic engineering saying:
"And, for those so inclined, whole new dimensions of things to worry about are on offer. GE crops will be left in the dustbin of outdated frets, like an old food fad: "Remember when we thought Bt corn was the end of the world?"
MEANwhile, back at the L-1 ranch, DSCOVR is <110 days away, successfully launched by SPACEX Wednesday, 11FEB2015.
It was ready to go 15 years ago. Ukraine and France offered to launch it for free.
Better late than never I guess. Thanks Mr Musk.
"Al's screensaver" what a bunch of fuckin' goofs.
Too true. The term is "dessication" or killing the entire crop by overspraying with glyphosphate to kill all wheat at once. Monsanto says increases yeild by up to 30%. Funny how they use yeild to express nuclear detonations also.
Bum I, you want to eat it? Be my guest. It's no skin off my nose, or my apple for that matter. I'll pass on it. If its only genetic advantage is that it doesn't brown, I have no need for it, since I eat my apples in their entirety. it may not pose any health issues, but my level of trust in something that's screwed around with just so it can be patented doesn't impress me.
Didn't Monsanto do this with corn and then promptly sue any corn grower who ended up with the modified seed on his or her farm, even if it blew there from a GMO farm?
Swing and a miss, kid. Equating creationism to skepticism of a genertically modified plant is about as false as false analogies come. There is a colossal lack of knowledge of how nucleotides are processed in complex biological systems (like the human body). Thus, genetic plant modification is akin to rearranging the machine code output of a programming language compiler, hoping to "safely" change the behavior of the program. It is a fool's errand, much like your limp-wristed attempt to troll GMO skeptics (nice downvotes, bro). However, I will gladly volunteer you and your family to test GMO/BGH products for the rest of your (likely short and sickly) lives.
Semmelweiss killed himself because he thought everyone else was too stupid for him to tolerate anymore.
Sure he got their attention, and proved his point, but at too high of a cost.
"baby carrots generated rapid growth in the carrot industry"
Isn't baby made by trimming rotted normal carrots? That's what i heard...
I think you heard correctly.
baby carrots suck, who came up with that idea?
Other baby eaters.
Small carrots dug up from your own carefully attended garden are a thing of beauty.
Still, it makes more sense, in the long run, to grow 'em full size.
Can I get off this ride now, I'm starting to feel nauseous?
FFS, cut up your own fruit!!
It's not that hard.
Maybe, even, bite it!!!
coming soon to a school cafeteria near you. eat up ducklings!
yea, those same enzymes needed for digestion & nutrition. gone...poof.
let Gates eat'm.
Soon they'll be selling us plastic rice from China and telling us how nutritious it is.
Maybe these apples won't be brown when they come out the other end.
There is nowhere in the US or Global market for genetically engineered papaya said Lisa numbnuts of the friends of a dark and cold earth society of non scientists.
As someone who knows the results of Agent Orange, I trust DOW scientists about as much as I trust politicians.
Any scientist who has researched genetically modified foods is more than likely financially vested in seeing this industry grow.
What is your interest?
My interest is seeing science solve problems with feeding an ever growing population. I work in a totally unrelated industry.
Then we need to be promoting local agriculture instead of factory farms importing/trucking food everywhere. Sustainable agriculture instead of environmentally destructive practices dependent on corporate farming and long supply lines.
"I work in a totally unrelated industry." .. and man, does it show.
Yeah some shady Pinkerton type disinfo agency. Public relations=disinfo
apples are free in ontario. but, you have to pick them. we fill up pickup trucks and take them to wellesly to get made into juice and apple butter.
I remember when I was a kid in UK indulging in 'scrumping'
scrump
vb
1. to steal (apples) from an orchard or garden
Free, so long as you didn't get caught!
Great. Racist Apples.
Guess Aunt Jemima will never be Granny Smith.
Check with Uncle Ben.
Or you could at least ask the Uncle Tom sitting on his porch down at the White House.
Logically, the most sensible thing to do now is to refuse to eat any apple that doesn't turn brown after you slice it.
If you slice it, eat it before it goes brown - simple solution, makes no corporation any money
If you slice it, make sure, by messing with an organism's genetic code, that it doesn't go brown - complicated solution, makes a corporation a load of money, so long as they have bought the right people.
I know which would be my choice. Won't be that long until we're not given one.
anti browning?
I wonder if this would work on those white skivvy shorts
might be a money saver
Anti-browning. Sounds like Obie's foreign policy
Chipotelayaway.
OKANAGAN? That's in British Columbia, Canada. Well, in the northern part of Central Washington state also, I suppose.
Although if it's a GMO, it must come from WA and its friends at Monsanto?
Yeah, why read the article and make an informed comment. Just blame satan, the deciever, the illuminated one!
Puhraise tha lawd!
Does being an a-hole come natural to you, or does it take practice?
I apologize and relent. It is just frustrating dealing with all the FUDpuppies(Fear/Uncertainty/Doubt) and disinformation about this topic. Drives me bonkers. The anti-'s are mostly just zealots who will not recant in the face of ANY evidence, no matter how weighty. Ridicule is not likely to change any minds, but it sure is cathartic at times. I relent!
For him, like being gay, he was born that way.
latency, the first refuge of the truly reprobate. Herp derp, he ghey!
Oh my what a come back, Potsey much!
Oh take it easy on ol Bumbu, he's a Logic and Reason Denier
Whenever I see people using Appeal to Emotion and other classic misdirection techniques usually employed by advertising agencies I suspect something's wrong
Such a person is either
1) Too emotionally invested in the topic to make a reasoned argument
2) Deliberately trying to misdirect people in the spirit of Edward Bernays the infamous Statist propagandist/manipulator.
I should have added option #3- Full-of-shit and option #4-All of the above
It doesnt matter if we believe in god, the lucifierians believe in their god and are moving ahead with their horrific agenda.
Dammit, could not edit, as someone already started to reply. Not knowing what they're gonna say, here's my update:
OKANAGAN? That's in British Columbia, Canada.
Yup Okanagan Specialty Fruit (OSF) is from Summerland, BC.
From their website http://www.okspecialtyfruits.com/about-okanagan-specialty-fruits
"OSF is a small, dynamic agriculture biotechnology company based in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada that specializes in developing tree fruit varieties with novel attributes that benefit fruit producers and consumers alike.
Founded in 1996, our privately-held firm seeks out and licenses proven technologies that introduce novel attributes into new or existing tree fruits.
OSF is one of the first firms in the commercial tree fruit industry to pursue use of biotechnology directed breeding to deliver product innovations."
There ya go.
Yeah... and that is just down the valley from here.
I'll put a silencer on my chainsaw ... go pay them GMO orchards a visit some night.
How about this asertion in the article for laughs?
"The supply-chain can feel confident knowing that Arctic apples are likely the most tested apples in existence," the company said.
How many thousands of years have humans been testig plain old apples? If I recall correctly, Eve started testing apples at the dawn of humanity.
While on the subject, let me say that one of the very best things you can do is eat an apple every day....and I will give everyone a bit of free advice. If you suffer from indgestion or reflux at night, eat an apple about an hour of so before bed time. Do this for a week, and you are likely to be amazed that you can get rid of those PPI's like Prilosec & Nexium. Just try it. It might save your life.
It's the pectin in it that helps I believe.
If you want to go one further - put a teaspoon or two of Apple Cider Vinegar in a glass of water, drink it, and you'll feel better. I came to learn that it's not that there's too much acid in my stomach - there was not enough. Just remember to brush your teeth afterwards, because Apple Cider Vinegar can break down the enamel on your teeth.
Short story - after having a sort of bad diet for a few months and stomach pains for about a week and a half, and never having had anything like heartburn (or GERD as it's now known), I went to the Dr just to make sure I didn't have anything more serious. He gave me a prescription for Nexium (which I found strange, because he's never been the prescribing type). I got the prescription filled, and looked into the side effects before taking it.
Fuck that shit. Even the most likely side effects of that stuff are far worse than my original symptoms, which I solved with a few glasses of Apple Cider Vinegar and an all natural supplement called Digestaid. Once I got my diet in order, I was fine.
This is all anecdotal, and in no way constitutes medical advice, but check it out yourself.
Similar experience to mine, and I agree completely with the lack of acid in your stomach and the apple cider vinegar. I just like apples, though, and the roughage helps with staying regular.
My business partner is almost 75, in great shape, has no prescription drugs, but does eat an apple every day for as long as I can recall. We have worked together for almost 30 years. I am 67, and don't take any prescription drugs, either, and also eat an apple every day. Anecdotal, I know, but we have all heard the old saying - An apple a day keeps the doctor away. We have hardly ever had colds or flu, and are in contact with crowds of people on a regular basis. Wisdom of the ages.
Apple cider vinegar is good for a whole host of maladies. We use Bragg organic, and yes it will make your lips pucker but it's worked wonders for our oldest one's allergies. I mix it in a little juice to lessen the taste a bit, and like you mention brush your teeth or like I do chase it with some water right after taking it.
Perhaps they could help further by also removing the bright colors from poisonous mushrooms.
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Yuck Franken-apples.
We have 7 small to medium apple trees, 3 of which produce in abundance. Besides the fresh fruit, these are more than enough to put up apple sauce, apple butter, apple jelly and apple pie filling for more than a year. Non GMO apples have huge health benefits. Do yourself a favor and plant a few trees.
Take it from me! Mrs. Cog's apple sauce is to die for and a 'usual suspect' condiment on the nightly dinner table.
Planted 2 year before last after the old one died. My neighbors said that it was full grown 35 years ago when they moved in, and I was sad to see it go. Danmed good apples, and I'm not even sure what kind. I have a fuji tree and a franken tree where each branch is a different kind of apple.
A little known fact about apples: Apples are triploids, meaning that breeding different cultivars of apples can be difficult. You get all sorts of weird results in flavor because of this. The offspring won't be as similar to the parents as one would think. This is why once a particular cultivar is found that somebody likes, the method for propagating that cultivar is to graft a cutting onto the rootstock of something generally considered to be hardy. If you grow an apple tree from seed, you may not get what you expect.
Years ago, one of my uncles planted the seeds from an apple in his garden.
Beutiful tree - great looking apples - tasted like crap.
He still kept the tree!
Apples, like roses, are, almost always, a graft.
May I reccommend the following website:
http://www.treesofantiquity.com/
Even if you aren't planting a small orchard (or a tree or two) the brief histories of some of these apples is a great read.
Franken-food should not be eaten. Any apple than doesn't brown after 30 minutes exposure gets returned for a doubled refund to the grocery store as unfit for human consumption. Mercola. com has much more about the perils of GMo/ Franken-food. Shameful.
As a related aside, I was in Bern, Switzerland last fall, where farmers markets are held regularly. I didn't write the numbers down, but at one stand there were, as I recall, 17 different types of apples, and 12 different types of tomatoes.
Contrast that with the produce selection in American "super" markets, not to mention the vastly superior flavors of fresh, unaduletrated produce.
On Sept 12, 1848, the Swiss adopted the US constitution as their own but with one important revision; they have seven sitting presidents. This prevents corruption. There is no better form of gov't anywhere in the world.
Can't even leave us the apples. They have to dick around with all our food.
Patents applied for no doubt.
Yes, and how long before these apples cross pollinate other varieties and those growers get sued for patent infringement.
http://www.skeptiforum.org/richard-green-on-the-scientific-consensus-and...
The dying honeybee colonies might not agree with your scientific concensus.
How many research scientists get an "independent paycheck"?
As long as it doesn't produce pesticide in the fruit itself...
you like your crap - you can eat your crap
Aldous Huxley, C.S. Lewis, and JFK all died on the exact same day.
"The answer to obvious questions are not always obvious" -- Michael McDonkey, Local hotdog cart owner at my Walmart.
We used to earn enough money to eat half an apple and leave the rest outside for the birds.
It seems that now we have to save that other half apple for a rainy day.
Fantastic! An apple that lasts. Science is great. Let the luddites buy their moldy , bug infested fruit for 3 times the price.
What do you eat?
MacDonalds and Twinkies?
Okay, thanks for the non-browning apple, but I prefer the cheap and regular browning apples. Thanks but no thanks.
Remember World War Z? The strongest trait of the zombie infection was it's weakest link.
And so it is with this new GMO apple, I will simply slice my apples and leave them for a time. If they don't brown, the GMO slices won't get gobbled down.
You might of just started an industry around selling Pre-Browned apples... first one to come up with a non browning apple because its already brown to begin with will make millions... then the fanatics will get involved and the race for orange, blue and purple apples will be on!
Dude. I can't take anymore. As a board certified pediatrician with 20 years of clinical experience I caution you about the "better living through science " B.S.. Until a drug, or GMO apple, has been used for a few years or more the side effects will not be understood. I advise all of my families to feed their infants and children organic foods only. Why take chances?
Indeed!
You are on the right track, but your time line is wrong. Years? I think it takes generations before we will know the true ramifications of all this 'better living through science' we are putting into our bodies.
We are now discovering drugs in our water supply are affecting fish, and god knows how they will affect humanity long term.
Dup
"Organic" just means that they use government sponsored pesticides, fertilizers, and dormant treatments.
You can't label your products organic unless you buy their shit, which isn't organic.
Funny, they can do all this, but yet, can't cure Ass cancer
So that's what's wrong with Kim Kardashian's ass. She's got ass cancer.
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20090623/farrah-fawcett-obit and an angel
Lie. She was trading Gerbils with Richard Gere.
She should have at least washed or shaved them.
There will never be a cure for any cancer. It's like the "war on drugs". Government makes trillions on cancer. Government is big pharma. Big pharma is government. Get it? There will never be a cure even though there is. .....How evil things have gotten
...and here's some moar!!!
“There is no place in the U.S. or global market for genetically engineered apples,” said Lisa Archer"
Don't worry, Lisa, they'll just lie and label it 'Non-GMO'. Already, over 70% of the American food labels lie on the ingredients anyway.
Lying has become the new American way of life.
The enzyme that's missing in these apples is polyphenol oxidase (PPO). It's common as dirt so we are very unlikely to be deficient in the stuff and I don't think that there's a nutritional use for it anyway.
I'd buy some PPO free apples. Of course that gives the lie to the assertion that nobody wants them.
you're wrong the article said 37% of Americans are idiot just like you.
Dried apples are already yellow ?
They probably don't taste as sweet.
Many enzymes convert starches to sugars during the ripening process.
Original commenter makes informed comment based on logic and facts, and the disciples of anti-science religion chime in with their mystical fears. That tent is pretty crowded.