EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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What was the first biotech food on the market that was ripened on the vine and could be transported without bruising?
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Cucumber
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Orange
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Tomato
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Strawberry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -GM crops were first introduced in the USA in 1994 with the Flavr Savr tomato, which had been genetically modified to slow its ripening process, delaying softening and rotting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Flavr Savr (also known as CGN-89564-2; pronounced “flavor saver"), a genetically modified tomato, was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption. It was developed by the Californian company Calgene in the 1980s.
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