Event Name: 73496
Event Code : DP-Ø73496-4
Trade Name: Optimum® Gly canola
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
Developer: DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)
Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| gat4621 | Bacillus licheniformis | glyphosate N-acetyltransferase enzyme | catalyzes the inactivation of glyphosate, conferring tolerance to glyphosate herbicides |
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 | |||
| Japan | |||
| Malaysia | |||
| Mexico | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| Philippines | |||
| South Africa | |||
| South Korea | |||
| Taiwan | |||
| United States |
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Last updated: March 23, 2020
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Issue of licence DIR 139 to Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia Pty Ltd. for the commercial release of GM canola
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Korea Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Health. Labor and Welfare - Japan
- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
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