Specialty Fruits

Okanagan Specialty Fruits' Third Biotech Apple Variety Gets USDA Approval
Sep 29, 2016
Arctic Fuji, a genetically modified non-browning apple variety developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), has been approved by the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS). OSF, which is a ...

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Okanagan Specialty Fruits Is Acquired by Intrexon
Apr 23, 2015
American biotechnology company Intrexon has completed the acquisition of Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), the agricultural company behind the world's first non-browning apple, Arctic apple. British Columbia based OSF developed the ...

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Food Law and Policy Development
Apr 2, 2015
It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...

Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food