Developer:
Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Lepidopteran insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
vip3Aa20	Bacillus thuringiensis strain AB88	vegetative insecticidal protein (vip3Aa variant)	confers resistance to feeding damage caused by lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut
pmi  *	Escherichia coli	Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme	metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

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
Taiwan
Turkey
United States of America
Vietnam

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Brazil CTNBio
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• European Food Safety Authority
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
• Turkey Biosafety Information Exchange Mechanism
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• USAD-FAS GAIN Report - China 2014
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - South Africa 2014

Detection Methods

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