The U.S. Department of Agriculture
has approved Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Co.'s new genetically modified
potato. But one of the company's oldest business partners — McDonald's —
hasn't. The fast-food giant says it doesn't use genetically modified potatoes, the Idaho Statesman reported.
"McDonald's USA does not source GMO potatoes, nor do we have current
plans to change our sourcing practices," the company said in a
statement. The USDA this month gave
Boise-based Simplot permission to begin commercial planting of its new
spud, called the "Innate" potato. The company altered the potato's DNA
so it produces less acrylamide, which is suspected to be a human
carcinogen. Potatoes naturally produce the chemical when they're cooked
at high temperatures. The potato is also
engineered to resist bruising. Simplot is a major supplier of french
fries, hash browns and other potato products for restaurant chains like
McDonald's...more
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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