據(jù)悉，這種轉(zhuǎn)基因蘋果品牌為“北極蘋果”（Arctic Apples），是加拿大奧卡諾根特色水果公司（Okanagan Specialty Fruits）研制的切開后不褐變的蘋果。
轉(zhuǎn)基因蘋果研發(fā)公司聲稱，這種基因被改變的蘋果不會影響人體健康。然而這引發(fā)環(huán)保組織的反對。
環(huán)保組織“地球之友”（Friends of the Earth）食品安全專家達(dá)納.珀斯（Dana Perls）稱，這種轉(zhuǎn)基因蘋果有研究不足、缺標(biāo)簽的問題，沒必要進(jìn)行研制，消費者早晚會認(rèn)識到出售轉(zhuǎn)基因蘋果是錯誤的。
部分原文報道如下：
After years of development, protest and regulatory red tape, the first genetically modified, non-browning apples will soon go on sale in the United States.
The fruit, sold sliced and marketed under the brand Arctic Apple , could hit a cluster of Midwestern grocery stores as early as Feb. 1. The limited release is an early test run for the controversial apple, which has been genetically modified to eliminate the browning that occurs when an apple is left out in the open air.
原文鏈接：https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/23/the-apple-that-never-browns-wants-to-change-your-mind-about-genetically-modified-foods/?utm_term=.daa58d7afd9f
