<P> The first genetically modified plant was produced in 1983 , using an antibiotic - resistant tobacco plant . Genetically modified microbial enzymes were the first application of genetically modified organisms in food production and were approved in 1988 by the US Food and Drug Administration . In the early 1990s , recombinant chymosin was approved for use in several countries . Cheese had typically been made using the enzyme complex rennet that had been extracted from cows ' stomach lining . Scientists modified bacteria to produce chymosin , which was also able to clot milk , resulting in cheese curds . </P>
<P> The first genetically modified plant was produced in 1983 , using an antibiotic - resistant tobacco plant . Genetically modified microbial enzymes were the first application of genetically modified organisms in food production and were approved in 1988 by the US Food and Drug Administration . In the early 1990s , recombinant chymosin was approved for use in several countries . Cheese had typically been made using the enzyme complex rennet that had been extracted from cows ' stomach lining . Scientists modified bacteria to produce chymosin , which was also able to clot milk , resulting in cheese curds . </P>
when was the first genetically modified food created
when was the first genetically modified food created
1983
1983