Developer:
Go Resources Pty Ltd

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Modified oil/fatty acid , Antibiotic resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
fatB	Carthamus tinctorius	no functional enzyme produced (production of FATB enzymes or acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterases is suppressed by RNA interference)	downregulates fatB gene
fad2.2	Carthamus tinctorius	no functional enzyme is produced (production of delta-12 desaturase enzyme is suppressed by RNA interference)	downregulation of fad2.2 gene
hph  *	Streptomyces sp.	hygromycin phosphotransferase	allows selection for resistance to the antibiotic hygromycin B

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

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

 

Event Description

• Food Standards Australia and New Zealand - Safflower with High Oleic Acid Composition

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia