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Intrexon (XON) Unit Receives USDA Approval for Arctic Fuji Apple

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Arctic® Fuji Gains USDA Approval

September 26, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

SUMMERLAND, British Columbia, Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), a leader in the engineering and industrialization of biology to improve the quality of life and health of the planet, today announced its subsidiary Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) has been granted deregulated status for its third nonbrowning Arctic® apple variety, the Arctic® Fuji, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS).  Arctic® Fuji apples have been found to be as safe and nutritious... More