http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/bu...d-by-usda.html

U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. Next Up: French Fry Fans.

By ANDREW POLLACKNOV. 7, 2014

A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially
harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved
for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on Friday.

The potato’s 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 new potato also resists bruising, a characteristic long sought by
potato growers and processors for financial reasons. Potatoes bruised
during harvesting, shipping or storage can lose value or become unusable.

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 McDonald’s in the 1960s and is still
a major supplier. The company’s founder, Mr. Simplot, who died in 2008,
became a billionaire.

The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim
to provide benefits to consumers, not just to farmers as the widely
grown biotech crops like herbicide-tolerant soybeans and corn do. The
nonbruising aspect of the potato is similar to that of genetically
engineered nonbrowning apples, developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits,
which are awaiting regulatory approval.

On 2014-11-08, Travis McGee > wrote:

> The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim
> to provide benefits to consumers......

Sure, pal! Anyone who believes this nonsense deserves what they get.

nb

On 11/8/2014 1:17 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-11-08, Travis McGee > wrote:
>
>> The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim
>> to provide benefits to consumers......
>
> Sure, pal! Anyone who believes this nonsense deserves what they get.
>
> nb
>

I've read that the "eyes" on these potatoes actually blink!

On 2014-11-08, Travis McGee > wrote:

> I've read that the "eyes" on these potatoes actually blink!

LOL!.....

No doubt it's the NSA watching you through those eyes between blinks.

nb

"Travis McGee" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/8/2014 1:17 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2014-11-08, Travis McGee > wrote:
>>
>>> The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim
>>> to provide benefits to consumers......
>>
>> Sure, pal! Anyone who believes this nonsense deserves what they get.
>>
>> nb
>>
>
> I've read that the "eyes" on these potatoes actually blink!

lol



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On 8 Nov 2014 18:17:18 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2014-11-08, Travis McGee > wrote:
>
>> The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim
>> to provide benefits to consumers......
>
>Sure, pal! Anyone who believes this nonsense deserves what they get.

But... there's benefits for the consumer... <G>

On 11/8/2014 11:39 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/bu...d-by-usda.html
>
>
> U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. Next Up: French Fry Fans.
>
> By ANDREW POLLACKNOV. 7, 2014
>
> A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially
> harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved
> for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on Friday.
>
> The potato’s 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 new potato also resists bruising, a characteristic long sought by
> potato growers and processors for financial reasons. Potatoes bruised
> during harvesting, shipping or storage can lose value or become unusable.
>
> 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 McDonald’s in the 1960s and is still
> a major supplier. The company’s founder, Mr. Simplot, who died in 2008,
> became a billionaire. [snip]


Do we get to call them "Franken Fries"?

Bob

On Saturday, November 8, 2014 12:17:23 PM UTC-6, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-11-08, Travis McGee > wrote:
>
> > The potato is one of a new wave of genetically modified crops that aim
> > to provide benefits to consumers......
>
> Sure, pal! Anyone who believes this nonsense deserves what they get.
>
French fries with lower levels of acrylamide? Even idiots like you deserve
*that*.
>
> nb

--Bryan

On 2014-11-09, zxcvbob > wrote:

> A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially
> harmful ingredient....

Lemme see.... remove one bad ingredient so growers can substitute
other toxic substances to aid in propogation of this new super tuber.
Makes perfect sense..... to bean counters. Did the article state as
to whether or not this hot new geneticized spud has been patented?

nb