While consumers continue to wage battles on both sides of the genetically modified organisms (GMO) debate, officials at FDA have concluded a variety of genetically engineered apples and potatoes are just as safe and nutritionally valuable as their traditional counterparts.
On Friday, FDA announced it completed its evaluation of two varieties of apples genetically engineered by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc., and for six varieties of potatoes genetically engineered by J. R. Simplot Company.