EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -1994: The first GMO produce created through genetic engineering-a GMO tomato-becomes available for sale after studies evaluated by federal agencies proved it to be as safe as traditionally bred tomatoes.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1994, Calgene, a California company, brought the first genetically engineered crop to market, the Flavr Savr tomato.
Detailed explanation-3: -The FDA approved the sale of the first genetically modified food-the FLAVR SAVR tomato, deeming it as safe as conventionally-bred tomatoes. The FDA’s decision on the FLAVR SAVR tomato-marketed by Calgene, Inc.
Detailed explanation-4: -You may have wondered ‘are tomatoes GMO’ or ‘is there such a thing as a genetically modified tomato’? The answer is no, while there may be an ‘m’ and two ‘o’s, there are no ‘GMOs’ in ‘tomato’.