Developer:
Dow AgroSciences LLC and DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)

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

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cry1Fa2	synthetic form of cry1F gene derived from Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai	modified Cry1F protein	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
pat	Streptomyces viridochromogenes	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation

 

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
Iran
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Nigeria
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
Turkey
United States
Uruguay
Vietnam

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
• Brazil CTNBio
• Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• DA - BPI Approval Registry 2014
• European Food Safety Authority
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Iran Biosafety Clearing House
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
• Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• USDA FAS GAIN Report - Indonesia
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018

Detection Methods

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