EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
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Cucumber
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Orange
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Tomato
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Strawberry
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first genetically modified (GM) food ever made commercially available to the public was a tomato, invented in the US in 1994. Since then, a number of different genetically modified foods have been created, including corn, cotton, potatoes and pink pineapple.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The FDA approved the sale of the first genetically modified food-the FLAVR SAVR tomato, deeming it as safe as conventionally-bred tomatoes.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Flavr Savr tomato is a genetically modified tomato. It is the first commercial genetically engineered food.