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

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Lepidopteran insect resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cry2Ab2	Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis	Cry2Ab delta-endotoxin	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
cry1A.105	Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis	Cry1A.105 protein which comprises the Cry1Ab, Cry1F and Cry1Ac proteins	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
Honduras
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Paraguay
Philippines
Russian Federation
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United States of America
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
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
• National Biosafety Board Decision - Malaysia
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• USDA FAS GAIN Report - Indonesia

Detection Methods

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