9 GMOs that may soon be approved
J.R. Simplot Innate Potato
Simplot genetically engineered the most popular potato variety, Russet Burbank, to resist the potato fungus late blight (the cause of the Irish potato famine in the mid-1800s) along with reduced susceptibility to browning, and possibly low levels of acrylamide, a chemical that manifests in fried, starchy foods. In November 2014, the USDA approved a similar potato by Simplot, but without blight resistance.
Monsanto introduced a beetle-resistant potato in 1995, but thanks to limited consumer demand, it was discontinued in 2001.