Potato field in Pennsylvania naturally infected with late blight, September 2014. Only surviving plants are Innate™ generation two (Courtesy: J.R. Simplot)
USDA Deregulates Second Generation Innate™ GMO Potatoes
The J.R. Simplot Company is pleased that the USDA has deregulated the Russet Burbank variety of the second generation of Innate™ potatoes. Simplot is looking forward to the completion of the EPA registration and FDA consultation before the second generation of Innate™ potatoes can be introduced into the marketplace.
Related APHIS-USDA documents
- USDA Announces GE Potato Deregulation
- Federal Register Notice: Determination of Nonregulated Status The Federal Register notice will publish on September 2, 2015.)
- Additional documents related to the J.R. Simplot Late Blight Resistant, Low Acrylamide Potential, Reduced Black Spot Bruising, Lowered Reducing Sugar GE Potato
- Reduced bruising and black spots;
- Reduced asparagine;
- Resistance to Late Blight pathogens (Phytophthora infestans); and
- Enhanced cold storage capability. These traits were achieved by adapting only genes from wild and cultivated potatoes.
Comparison of peeled Innate™ Russet Burbank (foreground) to conventional peeled Russet Burbank after 30 minutes.
Impact EPA regulation
The second generation Innate potatoes remain regulated as Plant-Incorporated-Protectants by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and no promotion, distribution or sale of these potatoes is allowed until they are registered by the EPA:These Innate™ potatoes express a gene that makes them resistant to certain strains of the late blight pathogen. The Environmental Protection Agency classifies genes that confer disease resistance to be Plant Incorporated Protectants and therefore they are regulated as unregistered pesticides. Hence, commercialization of Simplot's second generation of Innate™ potatoes is dependent on the successful completion of the regulatory process.
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