Potatoes with altered DNA are pending approval by FDA
Environmentalists are urging McDonald’s to not use -- for its fries -- a new genetically engineered (GE) potato developed by its leading potato supplier.
Advocacy group Food & Water Watch delivered a letter to the fast food giant last month signed by more than 100,000 Americans, urging McDonald’s to reject the use of the “Innate” brand GE potato developed by J.R. Simplot. The Innate is currently up for approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).