4/6/2017 Common Examples of GM Products Flavr Savr Tomato Flavr Savr Tomato Antisense RNA against May 21,1994,Flavr Savr tomato was the enzyme activ introduced e8bpeaonhbne synthesis of the enzyme demand was high and delayed the fruit ripening of tomato by GM product was not profitable as technoogy.These tomato production/distribution costs were too have longer shelf life high called as "FLAVR SAVR TOMATO" Common Examples of GM Products RNaM RNAIC-Ho Bt corn ·What is Bt pesticide? -refers to an insecticidal protein produced by a common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis B.thuringiensis discoverd in 1901 by a Japanese biologist 11 4/6/2017 11 Common Examples of GM Products Flavr Savr Tomato • May 21, 1994, Flavr Savr tomato was introduced - demand was high - product was not profitable as production/distribution costs were too high Common Examples of GM Products Bt corn • What is Bt pesticide? - refers to an insecticidal protein - produced by a common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis - B. thuringiensis discoverd in 1901 by a Japanese biologist