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4 Oct 2016, 10:00 pm by Coral Beach
The genetically modified apples from Okanagan Specialty Fruit Inc. have been altered through a reduction of the enzyme polyphenol oxidase, the primary cause of browning in fruit, according to the news release. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 10:03 pm by News Desk
Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., the company that developed the Arctic Granny and Arctic Golden varieties is currently engaging in a voluntary food safety assessment consultation with the Food and Drug Administration regarding the varieties. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) of Summerland, British Columbia, a biotechnology company, has submitted an application to the U.S Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for market approval of a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after slicing.To produce the non-browning effects in apples, OSF employed a patented technology  originally developed by Australian researchers for potatoes that, in essence,… [read post]
25 Aug 2016, 10:01 pm by News Desk
“We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has reached a preliminary decision to extend our determination of nonregulated status of Okanagan Specialty Fruits’ (OSF) GS784 and GD743 apples to OSF NF872 ‘Arctic® Fuji apple’. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 10:02 pm by Dan Flynn
The Arctic Apple is being developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc., of British Columbia. [read post]