Pink Pineapple Is Latest GMO Food Heading to U.S. Supermarkets

The world’s largest seller of pineapples is a step closer to offering a genetically modified pineapple with pink flesh.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it had no unresolved safety or regulatory questions after evaluating the new variety developed by Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc.

While genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are most commonly found in fields of corn and soybeans, the technology is making gradual inroads into various aisles of the supermarket. In the last two years, Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. won government approval for an apple that’s modified so it doesn’t brown, while J.R. ...