Developer:
Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
pat	Streptomyces viridochromogenes	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation
cry1Ab	Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki	Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining

 

Summary of Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval

Country	Food direct use or processing	Feed direct use or processing	Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Colombia
European Union
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Paraguay
Philippines
Russian Federation
South Africa
South Korea
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United States of America
Uruguay
Vietnam

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Biosafety Scanner
• Brazil CTNBio
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• DA - BPI Approval Registry 2014
• European Commission
• European Food Safety Authority
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Philippines - Department of Agriculture
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• GMO Detection Method Database