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
European Union
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
United States

 

Event Description

• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual - Table of Approved Traits in China
• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• GMO - Compass
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Korean Biosafety Clearing House
• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
• Philippines - DA-BPI Biosafety
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration