GM Approval Updates

August 20, 2018 South Africa approved soybean event MON87708 x MON89788 x A5547-127 for food, feed, and processing.
August 8, 2018 European Union approved maize events MON87427 x MON89034 x NK603 (HT + IR) and TC1507 × 59122 × MON810 × MIR604 x NK603 (HT + IR) for food and feed use.
August 3, 2018 South Korea approved the maize event MON87427 x MON87460 x MON89034 x TC1507 x MON87411 x 59122 (HT + IR + ST) for food use.
July 28, 2018 Nigeria approved the cotton event MON15985 (IR) for commercial use.
July 24, 2018 USA approved the cotton event GHB811 (stacked HT) for commercial use.
July 4, 2018 South Korea approved the maize events Bt11 x MIR162 x MON89034 (HT + IR) and Bt11 x MIR162 x MIR604 x MON89034 x 5307 x GA21 (HT + IR) for feed us in late May 2018.
June 27, 2018 Australia approved the two new safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) events, Event 26 and Event 40, for commercial release. Both events have high oleic acid composition (PQ).
June 18, 2018 Taiwan approved the soybean event MON87708 x MON89788 x A5547-127 (stacked HT) for food use.
June 13, 2018 Ethiopia approved the GM cotton Event1 (IR) for commercial release. This is the first time the country has approved a GM crop.
June 7, 2018 Argentina approved the alfalfa event KK179 x J101 (HT + PQ) and the soybean event MON87708 x MON89788 (stacked HT) for commercial use.
June 6, 2018 Swaziland approved the GM cotton Event1 (IR) for commercial release. This is the first GM approval granted by Swaziland.
May 29, 2018 South Korea approved the maize event MON89034 x TC1507 x NK603 x MIR162 (HT + IR) and the soybean events DAS81419 x DAS44406 (HT + IR) and MON87708 x MON89788 x A5547-127 (stacked HT) for feed use.
May 25, 2018 Australia and New Zealand approved the new cotton event GHB811 (stacked HT) for food use. The new event has tolerance to glyphosate- and isoxaflutole-based herbicides.
May 24, 2018 USA approved Golden Rice (PQ) for food use.
May 22, 2018 Malaysia approved the canola event 73496 (HT) and the maize events MZIR098 (HT + IR) and MON87427 (HT) for food and feed use.
May 17, 2018 Argentina approved the maize event MON87427 x MON89034 x MIR162 x MON87411 (HT x IR) for commercial use.
May 15, 2018 Mexico approved the maize event MON89034 x MON87460 (HT + ST) for food use.
May 10, 2018 Japan approved three new stacked soybean events for food use in late February: DP305423 x MON89788 (HT + PQ), DP305423 x MON87708 (HT + PQ), and DP305423 x MON87708 x MON89788 (HT + PQ).
April 20, 2018 Canada approved the sugarcane event CTB141175 (IR) for food use.
April 20, 2018 Mexico approved the canola event 73496 x RF3 (HT + PC) for food use.
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