The John Innes Centre, based on the Norwich Research Park, has secured the country's first marketing notice approval for a precision-bred tomato.

Prof Cathie Martin and her team have developed a biofortified tomato with high levels of pro-vitamin D3 - a precursor of the essential vitamin D.

Vitamin D is also known as the "sunshine vitamin" as the human body creates it from direct sunlight – but deficiencies are linked to a higher risk of health conditions including bone deformities and rickets in........

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