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==Genetically modified potatoes==
Simplot developed the genetically modified Innate potato, which was approved by the [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] in 2014<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tracy|first1=Tennille|title=Genetically Modified Potato Wins Approval From USDA|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/usda-approves-a-genetically-modified-potato-1415398524|work=Wall Street Journal|date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> and the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Innate™ Technology|url=http://www.simplotplantsciences.com|website=simplotplantsciences.com|publisher=J. R. Simplot Company.|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=J.R. Simplot Company Petition (13-022-01p) for Determination of Non-Regulated Status for InnateTM Potatoes with Low Acrylamide Potential and Reduced Black Spot Bruise: Events E12 and E24 (Russet Burbank); F10 and F37 (Ranger Russet); J3, J55, and J78 (Atlantic); G11 (G); H37 and H50 (H)|url=http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/13_02201p_dea.pdf|website=aphis.usda.gov|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service|accessdate=22 April 2015|date=March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FDA concludes Arctic Apples and Innate Potatoes are safe for consumption|url=https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm439121.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320212235/http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm439121.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2015|website=fda.gov|publisher=U.S. Food and Drug Administration|accessdate=22 April 2015|date=March 20, 2015}}</ref> It is designed to resist [[List of potato diseases|blackspot bruising]], [[browning (food process)|browning]] and to contain less of the [[amino acid]] [[asparagine]].
Asparagine can become [[acrylamide]] during the frying of potatoes and is a probable human [[carcinogen]], so reduced levels of it are desirable.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite web|last1=Pollack|first1=Andrew|title=U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. Next Up: French Fry Fans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/business/genetically-modified-potato-from-simplot-approved-by-usda.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=22 April 2015|date=7 Nov 2014}}</ref><ref name=Guardian1>{{cite web|last1=Glenza|first1=Jessica|title='Innate Potato' heads for market but GM watchdogs chip away at Simplot success|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/08/innate-potato-simplot-gm-watchdogs|website=theguardian.com|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|accessdate=22 April 2015|date=8 Nov 2014}}</ref> The 'Innate' name comes from the fact that this variety does not contain any genetic material from other species (the genes used are “[[Wiktionary:innate|innate]]” to potatoes). [[RNA interference]] is used to “switch off” genes in this case. Simplot hopes that not including genes from other species will assuage consumer fears about biotechnology.<ref name="New York Times"/>
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