Developer:
Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Coleopteran insect resistance , Multiple insect resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
ecry3.1Ab	synthetic form of Cry3A gene and Cry1Ab gene from Bacillus thuringiensis	chimeric (Cry3A-Cry1Ab) delta endotoxin protein	confers resistance to coleopteran and lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
mcry3A	synthetic form of cry3A gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis	modified Cry3A delta-endotoxin	confers resistance to coleopteran insects particularly corn rootworm pests by selectively damaging their midgut lining
pat	Streptomyces viridochromogenes	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation

 

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
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Taiwan
United States

 

Event Description

• Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan
• Request for an Extension of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Insect-Resistant and Herbicide-Tolerant Event MZIR098 CORN

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
• Biosafety Clearing House - Colombia
• Brazil Biotechnology Information Council
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Japan Biosafety Clearing-House
• Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration