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Tropic wins UK approval for yellow-sliced gene-edited bananas

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC · How we work

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Tropic secured UK regulatory approval for gene-edited bananas that remain yellow after slicing.
Tropic estimates the bananas could cut food-waste and supply-chain CO2 emissions by over 25%, saving more than 9 million tonnes annually.
Defra issued a marketing notice confirming the bananas have precision-bred status.
The Food Standards Agency will review the bananas’ safety, though the timeline is unclear.

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Tropic secured UK regulatory approval for gene-edited bananas that remain yellow after slicing.
Tropic estimates the bananas could cut food-waste and supply-chain CO2 emissions by over 25%, saving more than 9 million tonnes annually.
Defra issued a marketing notice confirming the bananas have precision-bred status.
The Food Standards Agency will review the bananas’ safety, though the timeline is unclear.