The potato (Solanum tuberosum) contains toxins called solanine and chaconine in its sprouts and in its skin, once it turns green. Accordingly, producers and distributors are faced with a heavy burden, due to the rigorous management required after harvesting, keeping them in a cool, dark place and preventing them from sprouting. However, the essential gene encoding an enzyme which produces these toxins have been discovered in recent years and toxin production has been successfully curbed by using genome editing to disrupt the gene. The goal for the time being is to use genome editing to deliver safe potatoes to people’s dining tables.