EFSA GMO Panel Releases Scientific Opinion on GM Cotton MON 88913

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) GMO Panel has released a Scientific Opinion for the renewal of the authorization application for the herbicide tolerant genetically modified (GM) cotton MON 88913 for food and feed uses, excluding cultivation within the European Union.

Following the submission of dossier GMFF-2023-21234 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Bayer CropScience LP, the GMO Panel assessed the data submitted for the renewal application, including post-market environmental monitoring reports, an evaluation of the literature retrieved by a scoping review, a search for additional studies performed by or on behalf of the applicant and updated bioinformatics analyses. The GMO Panel assessed these data for possible new hazards, modified exposure, or new scientific uncertainties identified during the authorization period that had not been previously assessed in the context of the original application.

Under the assumption that the DNA sequence of the event in GMFF-2023-21234 is identical to the sequence of the originally assessed event, the GMO Panel concludes that there is no evidence in the renewal dossier GMFF-2023-21234 for new hazards, modified exposure, or scientific uncertainties that would change the conclusions of the original risk assessment on GM cotton MON 88913.

For more information, read the Scientific Opinion from the EFSA Journal.