Simplot 몬산토의 실수를 유전자 변형 감자로 피하길 바란다

고객의 반란이 강제로 발생한 지 12년 Monsanto 아이다호의 한 회사는 유전자 조작 감자를 버리고 하이테크 감자를 부활시키려는 목표를 가지고 있습니다.

This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They’re engineered not to develop ugly black bruises – McDonald’s, which gets many of its fries from Simplot, rejects those. They’re also designed to have less of a natural but potentially cancer-causing neurotoxin, acrylamide.

보이시에 본사를 둔 이 회사에 따르면 12년 동안 많은 변화가 있었습니다.

Unlike transgenic varieties Monsanto commercialized in the 1990s using genes from synthetic bacteria to kill insect pests, Simplot’s new “Innate”-brand potatoes use only potato genes.

헤이븐 베이커, Simplot’s Yale- and Harvard University-trained vice-president of plant sciences, said his scientists journeyed inside the vegetable’s genome to “silence”unwanted attributes, while making sure it remained 100 percent potato.

The Washington, D.C.-based National Potato Commission, representing 45,000 U.S. growers, learned of Simplot’s plans several months ago. Chief Executive Officer John Keeling said it supports scientific advancements to improve potatoes, but has advised Simplot to avoid past mistakes.

예를 들어, 일부 몬산토 괴경은 일본으로 유입되었지만 승인되지 않았습니다. 그 후 일본으로 향하는 미국산 감자에 대한 테스트를 거쳐야 한다고 그는 말했습니다.

“If some parts of the marketplace are saying they don’t want Innate technology and others want it, you’ve got to be able to address both of those issues.”Keeling said. “Simplot seems to have taken to heart the thoughts that we had.”

Simplot is also seeking approval in Japan, as well as Canada, Mexico and South Korea.