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Mar 10, 2024 11:34 AM CST
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Name: Anne
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I'm looking for seed to Baker Creeks non-GMO Purple Galaxy since the company removed it from their website.
Ban the GMO tomato!
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Mar 10, 2024 12:21 PM CST
Name: Thea
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Purple Galaxy was found to be GMO. You can purchase the seeds online though.
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Mar 10, 2024 12:42 PM CST
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Name: Anne
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antsinmypants said: Purple Galaxy was found to be GMO. You can purchase the seeds online though.


Baker Creeks wasn't GMO. Smiling
Ban the GMO tomato!
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Mar 10, 2024 12:48 PM CST
Name: Thea
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Is NHP's Purple Tomato related to the "Purple Galaxy"?

We have received many questions about the purple tomato marketed by Baker Creek as "Purple Galaxy" in their 2024 catalogs. We understand from Baker Creek that they will not be selling seeds of this variety. Given its remarkable similarity to our purple tomato, we prompted Baker Creek to investigate their claim that Purple Galaxy was non-GMO. We are told that laboratory testing determined that it is, in fact, bioengineered (GMO). This result supports the fact that the only reported way to produce a purple-fleshed tomato rich in anthocyanin antioxidants is with Norfolk's patented technology. We appreciate that Baker Creek tested their material, and after discovering it was a GMO, removed it from their website.

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Mar 11, 2024 12:33 AM CST
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This is the statement by Baker Creek on their website
***laboratory testing conducted in conjunction with Norfolk did not conclusively establish a relationship between the Purple Galaxy and Norfolk's GM purple tomato. Indeed, such contamination should be unlikely in Europe, given its approach to GM crops. But the testing also did not conclusively establish that the Purple Galaxy is truly free of any genetically-modified material. Because we believe the safest plants are those which are open pollinated and not genetically engineered, we chose not to offer the Purple Galaxy seeds for sale ***

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