Tomatoes with genes edited by CRISPR technology are now on sale in Japan Courtesy of Sanatech Seed
For the first time ever, you can now buy a food altered by CRISPR gene editing – at least, if you live in Japan, where the Sicilian Rouge High GABA tomato has just gone on sale.
“We started shipping the tomatoes on September 17,” says Minako Sumiyoshi at Japanese start-up Sanatech Seed, which is selling the tomatoes directly to consumers. She says demand for the tomatoes is “not too bad”.
“It is a very significant milestone for CRISPR foods,” says …
source: newscientist.com