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"  It&amp;#039;s always disappointing when you grab an apple that turns out to have a giant brown spot. However, the days of browning apples could soon be over thanks to a company that has invented a version of the fruit that will stay fresh for weeks. According to The Daily Mail, a Canadian biotechnology company created genetically-modified apples that do not brown. The fruit could be on sale as early as 2014. Okanagan Specialty Fruits is trying to get approval to start planting trees in the next year in both the U.S. and Canada. Those trees would bear fruit in two years. More From Delish: Top 10 Apple Pie Recipes The apples were created by &amp;quot;silencing&amp;quot; the gene that typically makes the fruit turn brown. These genetically-modified green and red apples can keep their normal colors indefinitely. The company is attempting to get approval for two types of apples: &amp;quot;arctic granny&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;arctic golden.&amp;quot; Not only will the outside of the fruit never brown, but if an apple is sliced into pieces, the exposed white flesh won&amp;#039;t turn brown. The founder of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Neal Carter, explained that an apple could be sliced and left that way for weeks without changing color. Mr. Carter believes that growers will benefit because there will no longer be bruised apples that must be thrown away. Yet the genetically-modified foods debate has surfaced again around these new fruits. Growers in California are skeptical about the new apples because they think they will drive other apple prices down. More From Delish: 12 Quick and Easy Fruit Salad Recipes Additionally, many people are against genetically-modified food because of a risk it poses for organic certified apples. Organic growers could lose that status because of the potential for pollen from genetically-modified trees to mix with that of organic apples trees. A petition against the Okanagan Specialty Fruits company has already received 2,000 signatures. Are you for or against the sale of genetically-modified apples that won&amp;#039;t brown? Find more great food content on Delish:  Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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