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
Australia
Canada
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Philippines
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
United States

 

Event Description

• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS

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