Apples modified to resist bruising receive federal approval
Don’t expect to see them soon, but they could be coming to your local grocery store — two types of apples genetically modified to resist turning brown after they’re bruised or sliced.
Arctic Golden and Arctic Granny Smith are being developed by a Canadian company, Specialty Fruits Inc. of Summerland, British Columbia.
The Agriculture Department gave its OK on Friday — saying the apples aren’t likely to pose a plant pest risk and or have “a significant impact on the human environment.”
The first Arctic apples are expected to be available in late 2016 in small, test-market quantities.
It takes apple trees several years to produce significant quantities, so it’ll take time before the genetically-modified apples are widely distributed.
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