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In reply to the discussion: Genetically Modified Potato Is Approved by U.S.D.A. [View all]candelista
(1,986 posts)30. The potato is designed to reduce a harmful ingredient in French fries.
The potatos DNA has been altered so that less of a chemical called acrylamide, which is suspected of causing cancer in people, is produced when the potato is fried.
The biotech tubers were developed by the J. R. Simplot Company, a privately held company based in Boise, Idaho, which was the initial supplier of frozen French fries to McDonalds in the 1960s and is still a major supplier. The companys founder, Mr. Simplot, who died in 2008, became a billionaire.
McDonald's fries have 16 other ingredients besides acrylamide.
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There is a system of regulation. Pretending otherwise is just too much, indeed.
HuckleB
Nov 2014
#36
"The new potato also resists bruising" - FrankenPotatoes with unproven health claims.
bananas
Nov 2014
#25
Indeed. Still, yeah, there is nothing like picking a tomato and chomping on it.
HuckleB
Nov 2014
#11
Simplot, you're living in your own Private Idaho, not underground like a wild potato.
kwassa
Nov 2014
#12
Trust science. Don't trust the people who profit from its specific applications.
True Blue Door
Nov 2014
#38
Actually I didn't respond because the data in the link you provided doesn't support your claims.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Nov 2014
#77