jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 5/9/2013 10:23 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "Pete C." > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >
> > But it sounds like it is GMO.
> >
> >
> Genetically modified, yes, but my take on it is it's more of a hybrid.
> Like some people cross-pollinate roses to create a slightly different,
> hardier bloom.
>
> Jill

Produced using GM techniques vs. cross pollination, but all within the
potato species so effectively comparable.