GMO Purple Tomatoes May Hit Stores Soon

Tomatoes with purple skin and flesh contain more anthocyanins than red tomatoes.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The USDA favorably reviewed genetically engineered purple tomatoes, developed by Norfolk Plant Sciences

• The USDA found the GE plant is “unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated tomatoes and is not subject to regulation …”

• This says nothing of GE purple tomatoes’ potential to wreak havoc on human health bu…