On Thu, 09 May 2013 08:34:27 -0500, "Pete C." >
wrote:

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>Julie Bove wrote:
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>> Just what we need. More Frankenfoods!
>
>How is this a "frankenfood"? It's all potato, so it isn't really a GMO
>it's more appropriately thought of as a hybrid that has been produced
>under more controlled conditions. It has no genes from other species,
>produces no built-in pesticides, etc.

This is an interesting issue. I checked with Wiki and read what is
meant by genetically modified. There are several categories. From
what I have read, these potatoes do qualify as GMO. Is hybridization
food tampering? Do we feel uncomfortable because these potatoes were
achieved at the gene level with DNA? I don't know.
Janet US