Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 1.6
Regulatory submissions for commercial release of drought- and stress-tolerant transgenic crops
Year Country
Agency
Regulatory type
Crop
Event/Gene
Trait
Applicant
2008 United States US Department of
Agriculture
Deregulation
Eucalyptus C-Repeat Binding
Factor (CBF2)
Fertility Altered,
Freeze tolerant
ArborGen
2009 United States US Department of
Agriculture
Deregulation
Corn/maize Cold Shock Protein B Drought tolerance
Monsanto
Company
2009 European
Union
European Food Safety
Authority
Food & feed safety
(Import only)
Corn/maize MON 87460
Drought tolerance
Monsanto Europe
S.A.
2010 Australia
Food Standards Austra-
lia New Zealand
Food safety
Corn/maize MON 87460
Drought tolerant
Monsanto Australia
Ltd.
2010 United States U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
Biotechnology
Consultation
Corn/maize MON 87460
Drought tolerance
Monsanto
Company
2011 Japan
Ministry of Health,
Labour and Welfare
Food safety
Corn/maize MON 87460
Drought tolerant
Monsanto Japan
Ltd
2011 Japan
Ministry of Health,
Labour and Welfare
Food safety
Corn/maize MON 87460 × MON
89034 × MON
88017
Drought tolerant,
Insect Resistant,
Herbicide tolerant
Monsanto Com-
pany; Forage
Genetics
2011 New Zealand Food Standards Austra-
lia New Zealand
Food safety
Corn/maize MON 87460
Drought tolerant
Monsanto Australia
Ltd.
2011 United States US Department of
Agriculture
Deregulation
Eucalyptus -
Fertility Altered,
Freeze tolerant
ArborGen
2011 Canada
Health Canada
Food safety
Corn/maize MON 87460
Drought tolerance
Monsanto Canada
Inc.
2011 Mexico
CIBIOGEM
Human consumption
(Import only)
Corn/maize MON 87460
Drought tolerant
Monsanto
