Marketed as NatureMark potatoes . Ready Soybeans R RoundUp is a very powerful, broad spectrum herbicide that is transported systemically and has low environmental persistence. Genetically engineered plants have alternate pathway around the RoundUP block, and are therefore resistant. Ready Soybean Update Freedom Series Squash R Viral coat protein mediated virus resistance. Transformed plants produce inactive form of virus, forstalling infection and yield loss by active virus.
Most varieties have multiple virus resistances.
More biotech foods coming to the market Regulatory Approval and Labelling FDA issued a finding in 1994 that food products containing recombinant DNA could be sold for human consumption. Pre-market approval by FDA is not required, and the company must bear the cost of testing and assuring food safety. Read the details of the policy .