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Apple industry cautious of GMO acceptance
Nov 8, 2017, 17:16 PM
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A horticulture professor says the apple industry is cautiously watching how consumers react to Arctic apples which is now available in select grocery stores.
“In the U.S. this is the first GMO apple crop and so there is some interest in the market on how well this is going to be accepted.”
Peter Hirst at Purdue University tells Brownfield genetic engineering has silenced the browning trait in the apples which will result in less food waste and a convenient way for consumers to eat more fruit.
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