01/18/2022
GMO Arctic apples are being shipped around the country now, with 1,400 acres being grown in Washington State. They're sold as cut fruit, in the refrigerator case, and to food service promoted as a children's snack. The apples were created with genetic engineering to turn off the gene that makes them turn brown, so you won't be able to tell if they're rotten. And the nutritional value will decline as it degrades without obvious signs. Studies show that genetic engineering can cause off target and unintended changes in the chemistry of the food - yet there has been no safety testing. Scientists say that turning off the browning gene reduces the apples' natural ability to repel pests - so they could be grown using even more pesticides. WTH. Conventional apples already contain, on average, about 5 pesticides/apple.
What apples are GMO? GMO Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Gala apples, created by the company Okanagan Specialty Fruits, has been approved for sale by the USDA. Buyer beware - look for the Arctic apple-snowflake logo on packages of sliced cut apples and Arctic Bits dried apple snacks to avoid. Speak with your dollars!
If you're looking for apples that are slow to brown, use a little lemon juice, or look for organic Opal apples, which are Non-GMO Project Verified and naturally slow to brown. If it looks like a duck, it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck.... it might not be a duck. We don't need GMO apples! Be well.
READ: https://althealthworks.com/harvest-to-table-worlds-first-gmo-apple-corporation-begins-shipping-its-controversial-lab-grown-creations-nationwide/
READ: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2021/sa-09/ge-apples