Apples that do not turn brown over time are sold without "genetic modification" notation

By recombining genes, we can develop targeted advantagesGenetic engineering technologySafety is often questioned and in July 2016 more than 100 Nobel laureates were awardedSigned a letter condemning Greenpeace against genetically modified fooddoing. Under such circumstances, "apple that does not discolor brown even after a lapse of time" has been developed by genetic modification, and "GMO"I am starting to line up with American food stores without the notation.

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Based in CanadaOkanagan · Specialty · FruitsHas developed a genetically modified apple that will not discolor even if left unattended, and in 2015 "Genetically modified apples will not pose risks to agriculture in the United States or other plants, and the regulatory elimination will have a serious impact on the human environment There is no need for it ", he got approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The apple developed by Okanagan has "Arctic Golden", "Arctic Granny", "Arctic Fuji", and Arctic Golden has started selling in the Midwest supermarket in November 2017 since November 2017.

Arctic® apples - Distinctly nonbrowning apples
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Apples that do not discolorGene silencingCauses brown colorationPolyphenol oxidaseIt is made by suppressing the production of the enzyme named. Until now, the cut apple was packing processed to prevent discoloration, but if the apple is an apple, it will not discolor even if it is cut beforehand and can be provided without a preservative so that the flavor will not be impaired and the child Safety can also be appealed for.

In Japan, packed apples are handled by vending machines, but vitamin C solution is used to prevent discoloration.

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Apple Suites | Apple Suites | Vending machine of fresh apple 【M · V · M Corporation Shoji Co., Ltd.】
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Apple sweets made with apple pros only using fresh apple sorted out with confidence are safe and secure. The reason is that the solution containing vitamin C does not use any bleaching agents, preservatives, coloring agents, etc. in order to prevent the oxidation of apple polyphenols, which is the cause of the apple becoming brown. We developed a safe and healthy apple sweet by developing preservation technology to pack apple that discolors quickly and deliciously indefinitely

Also, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, half of vegetables and fruits produced all over the world every year are discarded. According to the survey by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, it is also known that the amount of apple disposal is 3.7 trillion, and apple-free apple is considered to have a positive influence on such food disposal I will. However, does the amount of garbage increase as the number of packages increases? Of course there are indications. In this regard Okanagan explains that "plastic bags are recyclable", but the question remains how much waste is actually recycled.

In addition, it is arguing that Okanagan's apple is not marked as "genetically modified" in the package. The law enforced from 2016 stipulated that enterprises need to declare that products are genetically modified or not, but because they are not designated as "packaged". Although Okanagan's Web site shows that it is genetically modified, and details of the information on the product is specified even at the reading destination of the package's QR code, "read the QR code of the product and store the information There should be few people to obtain ".

Meanwhile, in the United States, 57% of consumers think "genetically modified foods are dangerous", while 11% of scientists have this idea. From this, some scientists think that genetically modified apples "make genetically modified foods familiar to consumers".

Apart from applesMeat-free hamburgersAnd genome editing technologyCRISPRUsedMushroom not darkEtc. are being developed as of 2018, but many of them have not yet reached the market. In that context, if genetically modified apple permeates consumers, Yinong Yang, a plant pathologist at Pennsylvania State University said that it would open the way for many other products.