Event Name: 73496
Event Code : DP-Ø73496-4
Trade Name: Optimum® Gly canola
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
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
Summary of 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 |
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 |
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Last updated: May 16, 2019
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- 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
Last updated: May 6, 2013
