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June 25, 2025

FSANZ Board Approves Updated Definition of Gene Technology and New Breeding Techniques
On 4 June 2025, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board approved a major update to how genetically modified (GM) food is defined under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). The revision, part of Proposal P1055, aims to revise outdated, process-based definitions with new outcome-based criteria to address advances in gene technologies.

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Australia’s Gene Technology Regulator Grants Approval for GM Canola Field Trial
Australia's Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has released license DIR 215 to Miruku Australia Pty Ltd. on June 16, 2025, authorizing the limited and controlled release of genetically modified (GM) canola for dairy protein production. License DIR 215 will allow Miruku Australia Pty Ltd. to grow field trials of GM canola until December 2029.

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GM Yeast to Produce Valuable Materials from Urine
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the University of California (UC) Irvine, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) genetically modified (GM) yeast to take the elements in urine and create hydroxyapatite. The findings of their study, published in Nature Communications, provide a practical mechanism for reducing the cost of wastewater treatment.

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Save the Date: ASCA8 in Manila - September 2025
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Inc., announces the final date and venue for the 8th Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnology, Biosafety Regulation, and Communication (ASCA8). This 5-day intensive training will be held from September 8 to 12, 2025, in Manila, Philippines.

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GM APPROVAL UPDATES
  • The Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing.
  • The Philippines approved the cotton event GFM cry1A for commercial cultivation.
  • Brazil approved the wheat event HB4 for commercial cultivation.
  • The Philippines approved the soybean event GMB 151 for food, feed, and processing.
  • The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation
  • The USA approved the canola event MON94100  for food and feed.

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