The Agriculture Department approved cultivation of the Innate potato developed by JR Simplot Co. and genetically engineered to produce smaller amounts of acrylamides when it is fried. Acrylamides are a neurotoxicant and potential carcinogen. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the potato also is less susceptible to bruising, an attribute desired by growers and processors.… » Read More
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