Event Name: MON87701
Event Code : MON-877Ø1-2
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
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: (Singular) Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry1Ac | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strain HD73 | Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
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 |
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Last updated: October 17, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Iran Biosafety Clearing House
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Government - Vietnam
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Singapore Food Agency
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- Turkish Biosafety Board Decision
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA FAS GAIN Report - Indonesia
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
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