Flavr Savr (also known as CGN-89564-2; pronounced "flavor saver"), a genetically modified tomato, was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license …

If you were interested in tomatoes back in the mid-1990s, you probably heard of the Flavr Savr, the genetically-engineered (GE) tomato from the Californian company Calgene.

May 6, 2013 · The FDA approved the sale of the first genetically modified food - the FLAVR SAVR tomato, deeming it as safe as conventionally-bred tomatoes. The FDA's decision on the …

What is The Flavr Savr Tomato? The first successfully genetically modified crop plant was the Flavr Savr tomato. But what is it? Scientists have created a firm, longer lasting tomato that has …

Jan 1, 1994 · The FLAVR SAVR tomato was developed through the use of antisense RNA to regulate the expression of the enzyme polygalacturonase (PG) in ripening tomato fruit.

The Flavr Savr tomato was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption. It was produced by the Californian company Calgene, and …

The FLAVR SAVR ™ tomato was developed through the use of antisense RNA to regulate the expression of the enzyme polygalacturonase (PG) in ripening tomato fruit.

Calgene noted this problem and began investigating how they could genetically engineer a tomato that could ripen on the vine and still be transported without being bruised or damaged. After …

FlavrSavr was the first whole food from plants reviewed under the policy issued by the FDA in May 1992. In the debate whether regulation should be based on "the product or the process," …

Jun 1, 2008 · The Flavr Savr tomato was introduced as the first genetically engineered whole food in 1994. The commercial event, resulting from transformation with an antisense expression …