Traditional breeders have grown tomatoes with purple skin before but not with this tone in the flesh. Sasa Woodruff/Boise State Public Radio. A new wave in GMO foods.

Purple-skinned tomatoes already exist, but this new breed is purple all the way through.

Genetically modified seeds for purple tomatoes hit the market for home gardeners recently. But how did a purple tomato get splashed across the cover of a seed catalog specializing in non-GMO plants?

An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.

Tomatoes are one of the most popular food plants in the world, and as such, ... Norfolk Healthy Produce, produced the first tomato with completely purple skin and flesh.

The plant gets its color — and a boost in antioxidants — from genes from an edible flower. It's the first time gardeners have been able to grow a GMO crop at home.

The USDA has approved a new piece of produce, a purple tomato. Don't be fooled by the color, this tomato is just like its red or green counterparts, but packs a little more punch.

Genetically modified seeds for purple tomatoes hit the market for home gardeners recently. But how did a purple tomato get splashed across the cover of a seed catalog specializing in non-GMO plants?

Genetically modified seeds for purple tomatoes hit the market for home gardeners recently. But how did a purple tomato get splashed across the cover of a seed catalog specializing in non-GMO plants?