Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Herbicide Tolerance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4)	Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4	herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme	decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide

 

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
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Indonesia
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
United States of America
Vietnam

 

Event Description

• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
• Biosafety Clearing House - Colombia
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• CIB - Brazil
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Indonesia BCH
• Korea Biosafety Clearing House
• Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion Social - Colombia
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
• Philippines DA - BPI Biosafety
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• SequenceBase