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

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

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
Australia
Canada
China
Colombia
European Union
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
United States

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
• AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• European Food Safety Authority
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018

Detection Methods

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