Non-browning Fuji apple set to gain APHIS approval
Story Date: 8/11/2016

 

Source: Stephen Davies, AGRI-PULSE, 8/10/16

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plans to approve a new “non-browning” variety of Fuji apple after concluding it does not pose a risk to human health or the environment.Developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits in Washington state, the NF872 cultivar has been bioengineered to be resistant to enzymatic browning.

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