The fruit has been genetically modified to inhibit browning of the flesh when the apple is cut or bitten into. Carter is founder and president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, which is seeking federal ...

Over the objections of many industry and environmental groups, Canadian apples genetically engineered not to turn brown after slicing will be allowed in the United States, U.S. agriculture officials ...

Texas farmers are not afraid of agricultural biotechnology. For over two decades, they have planted genetically engineered ...

“Arctic apples,” apples genetically modified to keep from turning brown when sliced or bruised, were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for commercial planting on February 13.

Following an "amazing" test run in select U.S. markets, the B.C. creator of the genetically modified, non-browning Arctic apple says an aggressive company expansion is on the horizon, though it will ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is OK for two varieties of genetically engineered non-browning apples to be sold in the United States. The agency's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service ...

The fruit, sold sliced and marketed under the brand Arctic Apple, could hit a cluster of Midwestern grocery stores as early as Feb. 1. The limited release is an early test run for the controversial ...

Genetically modified apples that don't go brown could become the first transgenic apple varieties approved for sale in the U.S. Scientists say... In the fairy-tale world, a shiny red apple can lead to ...

WASHINGTON -- An inspection of an orchard of experimental, genetically modified apples in central Washington last year turned up a troubling finding – gene-altered trees flowering less than 100 feet ...

The first genetically modified apples approved for retail sale by the U.S. Department of Agriculture hit store shelves in the Midwest in February. “Arctic” apples, genetically modified to resist ...