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

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

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
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Colombia
Cuba
European Union
Honduras
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Paraguay
Philippines
Russian Federation
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United States of America
Uruguay
Vietnam

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
• Brazil CTNBio
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• DA - BPI Approval Registry 2014
• European Food Safety Authority
• European Food Safety Autjority
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
• German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
• GMO - Compass
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

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