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OECD Unique Identifier details

MON-87411-9
Commodity: Corn / Maize
Traits: Glyphosate tolerance,Coleoptera resistance
European Union
Name of product applicant: Monsanto
Summary of application:

The genetically modified MON-87411-9 maize expresses the CP4 EPSPS protein, which confers tolerance to glyphosate-containing herbicides, the Cry3Bb1 protein and the DvSnf7 dsRNA, which confer resistance to corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.).

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Date of authorization: 26/07/2019
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
Links to the information on the same product in other databases maintained by relevant international organizations, as appropriate. (We recommend providing links to only those databases to which your country has officially contributed.): EU Register of authorised GMOs
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Method for detection: Event-specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for detection of the genetically modified maize MON 87411-9. Reference material: AOCS 0215-B is accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society. The relevant links are provided below.
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Reference Material
Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority
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Authorization expiration date (a blank field means there is no expiration date) 28/07/2029
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European Union
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Alexandre Huchelmann
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European Commission B232 04/106 1047 Brussels
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3222954092
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The process for authorising a new GMO is based on the EU regulation on GM food and feed (1829/2003). An application for authorising food or feed consisting of or made from a GMO must be submitted to the national authorities. The national authority then sends the application to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) for a risk assessment. EFSA then makes the application summary available to the public. No matter where in the EU the company applies, EFSA assesses the risks the GMO presents for the environment, human health and animal safety. If the application covers cultivation, EFSA delegates the environmental risk assessment to an EU country which sends EFSA its risk assessment report. After performing the risk assessment, EFSA submits its scientific opinion to the European Commission and to EU countries. The opinion is made available to the public, except for certain confidential aspects. Once EFSA publishes its risk assessment, the public has 30 days to comment on the Commission website for applications under Reg. 1829/2003, and on the Joint Research Centre website on the assessment report of the "lead" EU country for applications under Directive 2001/18. Within 3 months of receiving EFSA's opinion, the Commission grants or refuses the authorisation in a proposal. If it differs from EFSA’s opinion, it must explain why. National representatives approve the Commission’s proposal by qualified majority in: (1) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health if the application was submitted under Reg. 1829/2003; (2) The Regulatory Committee under Directive 2001/18/EC if the application was submitted under Dir. 2001/18. The proposal is adopted if the Committee agrees with it. If there is no opinion, the Commission may summon an Appeal Committee where EU countries can adopt or reject the proposal. If the Appeal Committee makes no decision, the Commission may adopt its proposal. Authorisations are valid for 10 years (renewable).

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Australia
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Australia Ltd
Summary of application:

A genetically modified (GM) corn line with OECD Unique Identifier MON-87411-9, hereafter referred to as MON87411, has been developed by Monsanto Company (Monsanto).


 


The corn has been modified to be both tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate and protected against corn rootworm (CRW) (Diabrotica spp.), an insect pest.


 


Tolerance to glyphosate is achieved through expression of the enzyme 5-enolpyruvyl-3-shikimatephosphate synthase (CP4 EPSPS) encoded by the cp4 epsps gene derived from the common soil bacterium Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4. The safety of the CP4 EPSPS protein has previously been assessed by FSANZ.


 


Protection against CRW occurs via two genetic modifications:


 


 The expression of a cry3Bb1 gene that produces a modified Bacillus thuringiensis (subsp. kumamotoensis) Cry3Bb1 protein to protect against CRW larval feeding. The safety of the Cry3Bb1 protein has previously been assessed by FSANZ.


 


 The expression of a suppression cassette containing an inverted repeat sequence that corresponds to a region of the DvSnf7 gene from western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera). Expression of the inverted repeat results in the formation of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) transcript containing a fragment of the DvSnf7 gene. When ingested by CRW, it is recognised by the insect’s RNA interference (RNAi) machinery leading to the down regulation of the CRW DvSnf7 gene and ultimately death of the insect.


 


According to the Applicant, MON87411 will not be offered for commercial use as a stand-alone product, but will be combined, through traditional breeding, with other approved GM corn lines (a process known as ‘stacking’). It is further intended that any lines containing the MON87411 event will be grown in North America, and approval for cultivation in Australia or New Zealand is not being sought. Therefore, if approved, food derived from this line may enter the Australian and New Zealand food supply as imported food products.

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Date of authorization: 06/08/2015
Scope of authorization: Food
Links to the information on the same product in other databases maintained by relevant international organizations, as appropriate. (We recommend providing links to only those databases to which your country has officially contributed.): OECD BioTrack Product Database
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Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment: Application A1097 - Food derived from herbicide-tolerant & insexct-protected corn line MON87411
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand
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Level 4, 15 Lancaster Place, Majura Park ACT 2609, Australia
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+61 2 6271 2222
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+61 2 6271 2278
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is the regulatory agency responsible for the development of food standards in Australia and New Zealand. The main office (approximately 115 staff) is located in Canberra (in the Australian Capital Territory) and the smaller New Zealand office (approximately 10 staff) is located in Wellington on the North Island.

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FSANZ does not: Separately assess food from stacked event lines where food from the GM parents has already been approved; Mandate notification of stacked events by developers; Notify the public of stacked event ‘approvals’; List food derived from stacked event lines in the Code, unless the stacked event line has been separately assessed as a single line e.g. Application A518: MXB-13 cotton (DAS-21023-5 x DAS-24236-5)

No separate approval or safety assessment is necessary for foods derived from a stacked GM line that is the result of traditional breeding between a number of GM parent lines for which food has already been approved. Food from the parent lines must be listed in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The parent lines may contain any number of different genes. If food from any of the GM parent lines has not been approved, then a full pre-market safety assessment of food from the stacked line must be undertaken.

No separate approval is required for food derived from a line that is the product of a GM line, for which food has been approved, crossed traditionally with a non-GM line.

Where a single line containing a number of genes has been produced as a result of direct gene technology methods (rather than traditional crossing) then food derived from the line must undergo a full pre-market safety assessment before approval can be given

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) (http://www.foodstandards.gov.au)

Brazil
Name of product applicant: Monsanto do Brasil Ltda.
Summary of application:
Exemption from post-commercial release monitoring plan for genetically modified insect resistant and glyphosate tolerant corn MON 87411

 
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Date of authorization: 05/08/2020
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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Summary of the safety assessment (food safety):
In view of the above and considering the criteria contained in national legislation, it is possible to conclude that the exemption from the monitoring plan for genetically modified corn resistant to insects and tolerant to glyphosate MON 87411 meets the norms and legislation in force that aim to guarantee the biosafety of the environment , agriculture, human and animal health. Thus, this exemption from the post-commercial release monitoring plan of the genetically modified maize resistant to insects and tolerant to glyphosate MON 87411 was granted
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Authorization expiration date (a blank field means there is no expiration date) not applicable
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
National Biosafety Technical Commission
Contact person name:
Paulo Augusto Viana Barroso
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SPO Area 5 Qd 3 Bl B S 10.1 Brasilia DF
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556120335087
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Brazil had the first biosafety law approved in 1995. After the identification of the need to improve the biosafety system of Brazilian genetically modified organisms, a new law was published. The Law 11.105 / 05 establishes a technical committee dedicated to the analysis of the safety aspects of genetically modified organisms and a council of ministers that is dedicated to the analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of the commercial release of genetically modified organisms. In this context, Brazil already has several commercial products that involve genetically modified organisms (plants, human and veterinary vaccines, microorganisms for fuel production) and products derived from new genetic modification techniques.

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Stacked events:

At the discretion of, and upon consultation with, CTNBio, a new analysis and issuance of technical opinion may be released on GMOs containing more than one event, combined through classic genetic improvement and which have been previously approved for commercial release by CTNBio

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Dr. Paulo Augusto Viana Barroso (President of national Biosafety Commission)

Colombia
Name of product applicant: Compañia Agricola S.A.S
Summary of application:

Authorization of the genetically modified maize MON87411 resistant to coleoptera pest attack and tolerant to herbicide glyphosate 

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Date of authorization: 28/11/2016
Scope of authorization: Food
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Summary of the safety assessment (food safety):
Based on the risk assessment, it can be concluded that the event shows the same risks as its conventional counterpart. Therefore the National Technical Biosafety Committee for GMO use exclusively in Health and human consumption (CTNSalud) recommends its authorization.
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
Ministerio de salud y proteccion social
Contact person name:
Daniel Rubio
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Physical full address:
Carrera 13 No. 32- 76 piso 12, Bogotá
Phone number:
330 5000 ext 1256
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Country introduction:

The 4525 decree of 2005, established the Ministry of Health and Social Protection as the competent authority for GMO for health and food purposes and creates the National Biosafety Technical Committee for GMO's used in health and food purposes (CTNSalud).

The CTNSalud is composed by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute (INVIMA) and the Technology and Innovation Administrative Department (COLCIENCIAS). This committee is responsible for the assesment of risk assessments; to inquire for any additional information; assessment of any measurements in accordance to the Cartagena Protocol; and the recommendation for the authorization of GMO for health or food purposes.

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Ghana
Name of product applicant: Bayer
Summary of application:

Bayer West-Central Africa S.A. has applied requesting for authorisation of genetically modified Maize (Zea mays) Event MON 87411 with the OECD unique identifier MON-87411-9 for direct use as food, feed or for processing in Ghana.


 


The Maize Event MON 87411 expresses cry3Bb1 and cp4 epsps genes which encode Cry3Bb1 and CP4 EPSPS proteins, respectively conferring protection against corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) and tolerance to glyphosate, respectively. It also contains DvSnf7 suppression cassette that expresses an inverted repeat sequence designed to match the sequence in western corn rootworm (WCR) and thereby utilizes the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway to control corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.). This Maize Event MON 87411 has been reviewed and approved for diverse uses (food, feed or for processing and/or cultivation) in several countries. 

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Date of authorization: 15/02/2024
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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Summary of the safety assessment (food safety):
The Board of the NBA considered the recommendations from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) following the Committee's thorough evaluation of the applications submitted by the applicant using information available on: i. the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH), which is a mechanism set up by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to facilitate the exchange of information on Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and assist the Parties to better comply with their obligations under the Protocol and to which Ghana is a Party, ii. the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Biotrack Product Database, iii. the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) genetically modifled foods platform. The following considerations were evaluated: J development of the modified events including the rnolecular biology data that characterizes the genetic change; ,/ proximate analyses; major constituents (fats, proteins, carbohydrates) and minor constituents (minerals and vitamins); J composition of, and nutritional information (including anti-nutrients) on the GM products compared to their conventional counterparts; '/ the potential for causing allergic reactions; ,/ microbiological and chemical safety of the event(s); J the potential for production of new toxins in the event(s); and, J the potential for any unintended or secondary effects;
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
Ministry of Environment Science Technology and Inn
Contact person name:
Eric Amaning Okoree
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Physical full address:
Ministries Accra
Phone number:
00233208163038
Fax number:
00233302688913/68866
Country introduction:

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, is responsible for the regulation of all activities related to the management of the environment for the purpose of attaining sustainable development in line with the Millenium development goals. Consequently, the Ministry is responsible for the implementation of the Biosafety Law (Act 831) which came into force on 31 December 2011.

The Ministry imlemented the National Biosafety Authority in July 2015  to be responsible for all matters on rDNA-derived foods. The NBA receives, reviews and decides on all applications of this nature. Based on the type of application, the Act 831 constituted the Technical Advisory Committee to review the application and submit report to the Board of the NBA to make decision. Ghana has not yet carried out any rDNA-derived food safety assessment however, the NBA has approved confined field trials of rDNA-derived cotton, sweet potato, rice and cowpea. Currently, the National Biosafety Clearing House is undergoing maintenance, however the Ghana page on the Global Biosafety Clearing House has additional information that may be accessed through the following address: bch.cbd.int/about/countryprofile.shtml?country=gh

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National Biosafety Authority, working with the Food and Drugs Authority as the Regulatory Agency for Food safety. 

Indonesia
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Indonesia (PT. Branita Sandhini)
Summary of application:

A genetically modified (GM) corn line with OECD Unique Identifier MON-87411-9, hereafter referred to as MON87411, has been developed by Monsanto Company (Monsanto).


The corn has been modified to be tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate through the expression of the enzyme 5-enolpyruvyl-3-shikimatephosphate synthase (CP4 EPSPS) encoded by the cp4 epsps gene derived from the common soil bacterium Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4.


The corn is also protected against corn rootworm (CRW) (Diabrotica spp.) through: the expression of a cry3Bb1 gene that produces a modified Bacillus thuringiensis (subsp. kumamotoensis) Cry3Bb1 protein to protect against CRW larval feeding and the expression of a suppression cassette containing an inverted repeat sequence that corresponds to a region of the DvSnf7 gene from western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera).


 


 

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Date of authorization: 05/11/2018
Scope of authorization: Food
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and De
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Sustiprijatno
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BB Biogen Jl Tentara Pelajar 3A Bogor 16111 Indonesia
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+622518333440
Fax number:
+622518334420
Country introduction:
  1. Indonesia has  ratified Protocol  on Biosafety to the  Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) through the Indonesian Law No. 21 / 2004.  In the implementation, biosafety  assessment for GM products, based on Goverment Regulation Number 21 /2005, Indonesia  has regulated GM products on  several items including : product kinds and requrements, research and developement,  product importation,  product assessment, release and distribution, supervision and monitoring, and institution and financing. We have also Law for food  No. 18 /2012 which also consists of regulation for GM food.
  2. Indonesia already have procedure /application on GMO  biosafety assessment and National Authorized Institution who conducting  the biosafety  assessment .  Each GM food  should have authorization from Goverment  before it can be released and distributed. An application for authorisation for new  GM food  should be submited to  Biosafety Commision  through related Ministry or authorised Non Departement Goverment Agency (LPND) . Biosafety Commision, then sends the application to the National Agency for Drug and Food Control (Badan POM) for technical team to evaluate  the GM food safety.  The recommendation by technical team will be sent  back  to Biosafety Commision. The recommendation and GM Food safety certificate will be released by Biosafety Commision to the applicant through  related ministry or LPND.  
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National Agency of Food and Drug Control (BPOM): http://www.pom.go.id/new/home/en

Indonesia
Name of product applicant: PT. Branita Sandhini
Summary of application:

GM Maize event MON 87411 (resistance to Coleoptera and tolerance to Glyphosate)

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Date of authorization: 05/11/2018
Scope of authorization: Food
Links to the information on the same product in other databases maintained by relevant international organizations, as appropriate. (We recommend providing links to only those databases to which your country has officially contributed.): Indonesia biosafety cliring house
Summary of the safety assessment (food safety):
Indonesia National Agency for Drug and Food certified food safety for GM Maize event MON 87411 (resistance to Coleoptera and tolerance to Glyphosate)
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and De
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Sustiprijatno
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BB Biogen Jl Tentara Pelajar 3A Bogor 16111 Indonesia
Phone number:
+622518333440
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+622518334420
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  1. Indonesia has  ratified Protocol  on Biosafety to the  Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) through the Indonesian Law No. 21 / 2004.  In the implementation, biosafety  assessment for GM products, based on Goverment Regulation Number 21 /2005, Indonesia  has regulated GM products on  several items including : product kinds and requrements, research and developement,  product importation,  product assessment, release and distribution, supervision and monitoring, and institution and financing. We have also Law for food  No. 18 /2012 which also consists of regulation for GM food.
  2. Indonesia already have procedure /application on GMO  biosafety assessment and National Authorized Institution who conducting  the biosafety  assessment .  Each GM food  should have authorization from Goverment  before it can be released and distributed. An application for authorisation for new  GM food  should be submited to  Biosafety Commision  through related Ministry or authorised Non Departement Goverment Agency (LPND) . Biosafety Commision, then sends the application to the National Agency for Drug and Food Control (Badan POM) for technical team to evaluate  the GM food safety.  The recommendation by technical team will be sent  back  to Biosafety Commision. The recommendation and GM Food safety certificate will be released by Biosafety Commision to the applicant through  related ministry or LPND.  
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National Agency of Food and Drug Control (BPOM): http://www.pom.go.id/new/home/en

Japan
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Japan Ltd.
Summary of application:

MON 87411 line, a Maize Tolerant to Glyphosate and Resistant to Coleoptera

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Date of authorization: 16/02/2017
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment: Food safety assessment performed by Food Safety Commission of Japan (food) (in Japanese)
Food safety assessment performed by Food Safety Commission of Japan (feed) (in Japanese)
Food safety assessment performed by Food Safety Commission of Japan (food) (in English)
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
Food Safety Commission Secretariat,Cabinet Office,
Contact person name:
Kojiro Yokonuma
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Akasaka 5-2-20 Minato Ward,Tokyo,Japan
Phone number:
81 3 6234 1122
Fax number:
81 3 3584 7392
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Safety assessments of GM foods are mandatory under the Food Sanitation Law in Japan. The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) legally imposes safety assessments of GM foods so that those that have not undergone safety assessments would not be distributed in the country. MHLW receives application and requests the Food Safety COmmission of Japan (FSCJ) to evaluate the safety of GM foods in terms of human health. Safety assessments are carried out by FSCJ.
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With regard to stacked events, FSCJ conducts the safety assessment of GM food based on the “Policies Regarding the Safety Assessment of Stacked Varieties of Genetically Modified Plants”.

Even if single events that are stacked have already approved, some products will be considered as new products and some will not.

Please refer to Article 5 and 6 of the MHLW’s notice, which is available at the following URL, for the details.

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/06-Seisakujouhou-11130500-Shokuhinanzenbu/0000053519.pdf

Article 6 was modified in 2014, and the modified version is available at the following URL.

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/06-Seisakujouhou-11130500-Shokuhinanzenbu/0000049695.pdf

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Food Safety Commission of Japan (http://www.fsc.go.jp/english/index.html), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/health-medical/food/index.html)

Malaysia
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Summary of application:

Please refer to the NBB Decision Document

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Date of authorization: 10/11/2020
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
Links to the information on the same product in other databases maintained by relevant international organizations, as appropriate. (We recommend providing links to only those databases to which your country has officially contributed.): Department of Biosafety Malaysia
CBD Biosafety Clearing House
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Please refer to the Risk Assessment Report
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
Department of Biosafety Malaysia
Contact person name:
Dr. Anita Anthonysamy
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Department of Biosafety, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Level 4, Block F11, Complex F Lebuh Perdana Timur, Precinct 1 62000 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Phone number:
+60380917322
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+60380917371
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GM food safety assessment is a requirement by law under the Biosafety Act 2007 in Malaysia. The National Biosafety Board reviews and makes decisions on events based on a scientific/technical risk assessment, policy considerations as well as public input. The decisions and its related documents made are publicly available through the Malaysian Department of Biosafety Website and the Convention of Biological Diversity Biosafety Clearing House.

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Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Department of Biosafety, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Level 4, Block F11, Complex F Lebuh Perdana Timur, Precinct 1 62000 Putrajaya, Malaysia. Email: [email protected]. Url: www. biosafety.gov.my

Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health, Level 4, Menara Prisma, No. 26, Persiaran Perdana, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 62675. Phone: +603 88850797 Fax: +603 88850790 Email: [email protected]
Mexico
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Comercial, S. de R. L. de C.V.
Summary of application:

Authorization by COFEPRIS: 151


Maize (Zea mays) genetically modified (MON-87411-9) resistant to coleoptera, suppression of the DvSnf7 gene and tolerant to the glyphosate herbicide. OECD Identifier: MON-87411-9

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Date of authorization: 17/08/2015
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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Summary of the safety assessment (food safety):
No toxic, allergic or substantial nutritional changes were observed. Therefore it can be ensured that the Genetically Modified Corn (Zea mays). OECD Identifier: MON-87411-9 is, based on existing knowledge to date, is as innocuous as its conventional counterpart.
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CIBIOGEM
Contact person name:
Dra. Consuelo López López
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San Borja #938, Col. Del Valle • Del. Benito Juárez C.P. 03100, México, D.F.
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+52 (55) 53227700
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Country introduction:

México ha buscado garantizar la inocuidad de los productos biotecnológicos para el uso y consumo de su población.

Desde 1984 el artículo 282 bis 1 de la Ley General de Salud, contempló que la Secretaría de Salud debería regular aquellos productos biotecnológicos, o sus derivados, destinados al uso o consumo humano.

En un inicio, con fundamento en este artículo, la Secretaria de Salud evaluó la inocuidad alimentaria de productos biotecnológicos, para su comercialización con fines de uso o consumo humano. A partir de 2005, con la entrada en vigor de la Ley de Bioseguridad de Organismos Genéticamente Modificados (LBOGM), se realizó la adecuación de la regulación para dar lugar a la Autorización que es el acto administrativo mediante el cual la Secretaría de Salud, a través de la Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS), autoriza Organismos Genéticamente Modificados (OGMs), a efecto de que se pueda realizar su comercialización, así como su utilización con finalidades de Salud Pública o de Biorremediación.

Las facultades que corresponden a la Secretaría de Salud se estipulan en el artículo 16 de la LBOGM y lo relativo a la Autorizaciones se describe en los artículos 91 al 98 de dicha Ley.

Quienes pretendan obtener una Autorización para Comercialización e Importación de OGMs deben presentar ante COFEPRIS, una solicitud por escrito acompañada de la información a que se refiere los artículos 23 al 32 del Reglamento de la Ley de Bioseguridad de OGMs.

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/cibiogem/images/cibiogem/normatividad/vigente/LBOGM.pdf

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/cibiogem/images/cibiogem/normatividad/vigente/Reg_LBOGM.pdf

 

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Mexico has sought to guarantee the safety of biotechnological products the use and consumption of its population. Since 1984, article 282 bis 1 from the General Law of Health, considered that the Secretary of Health should regulate those biotechnological products, or their derivatives, intended for food and feed use. Initially, the Secretary of Health evaluated the food safety of biotechnological products, based on this article, for commercialization with purposes of food, feed and processing. Subsequently in 2005, with the entry into force of the Law on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (LBOGM), the regulation was adapted to give rise to the Authorization, which is the administrative act through which the Secretary of Health, by means of the Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS), authorizes Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), to their commercialization, as well as their use for purposes of public health or bioremediation.

The faculties that correspond to the Secretary of Health are stipulated in Article 16 of the LBOGM and what is related to the Authorizations is described in Articles 91 to 98 of this Law. Those who seek to obtain an Authorization for GMOs merchandising and importation, must present to COFEPRIS, a written request accompanied by the information referred into articles 23 to 32 of the Regulation of the Law on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms.

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/cibiogem/images/cibiogem/normatividad/vigente/LBOGM.pdf

http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/cibiogem/images/cibiogem/normatividad/vigente/Reg_LBOGM.pdf

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Secretaría de Salud / Teléfono: +52 55 5080 5200 / Correo electrónico: [email protected]%20

New Zealand
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Australia Ltd
Summary of application:

A genetically modified (GM) corn line with OECD Unique Identifier MON-87411-9, hereafter referred to as MON87411, has been developed by Monsanto Company (Monsanto).


The corn has been modified to be both tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate and protected against corn rootworm (CRW) (Diabrotica spp.), an insect pest.


Tolerance to glyphosate is achieved through expression of the enzyme 5-enolpyruvyl-3-shikimatephosphate synthase (CP4 EPSPS) encoded by the cp4 epsps gene derived from the common soil bacterium Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4. The safety of the CP4 EPSPS protein has previously been assessed by FSANZ.


Protection against CRW occurs via two genetic modifications:


The expression of a cry3Bb1 gene that produces a modified Bacillus thuringiensis (subsp.kumamotoensis) Cry3Bb1 protein to protect against CRW larval feeding. The safety of the Cry3Bb1 protein has previously been assessed by FSANZ.


The expression of a suppression cassette containing an inverted repeat sequence that corresponds to a region of the DvSnf7 gene from western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera). Expression of the inverted repeat results in the formation of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) transcript containing a fragment of the DvSnf7 gene. When ingested by CRW, it is recognised by the insect’s RNA interference (RNAi) machinery leading to the down regulation of the CRW DvSnf7 gene and ultimately death of the insect.


According to the Applicant, MON87411 will not be offered for commercial use as a stand-alone product, but will be combined, through traditional breeding, with other approved GM corn lines (a process known as ‘stacking’). It is further intended that any lines containing the MON87411 event will be grown in North America, and approval for cultivation in Australia or New Zealand is not being sought. Therefore, if approved, food derived from this line may enter the Australian and New Zealand food supply as imported food products.

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Date of authorization: 31/12/2015
Scope of authorization: Food
Links to the information on the same product in other databases maintained by relevant international organizations, as appropriate. (We recommend providing links to only those databases to which your country has officially contributed.): OECD BioTrack Product Database
Summary of the safety assessment (food safety):
In conducting a safety assessment of food derived from MON87411, a number of criteria have been addressed including: a characterisation of the transferred gene sequences, their origin, function and stability in the corn genome; the changes at the level of DNA, protein and RNA in the whole food; compositional analyses; and evaluation of intended and unintended changes. No potential public health and safety concerns have been identified in the assessment of herbicide-tolerant and insect-protected corn line MON87411-9. On the basis of the data provided in the present Application, and other available information, food derived from MON87411 is considered to be as safe for human consumption as food derived from conventional corn varieties.
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Relevant links to documents and information prepared by the competent authority responsible for the safety assessment: A1097 – Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant & Insect-protected Corn Line MON87411
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Ministry for Primary Industries
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john vandenbeuken
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Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, 6012
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0298942581
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New Zealand and Australia share a joint food regulation system for the composition of labelling of most foods. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is the regulatory agency responsible for the development of the joint food standards in Australia and New Zealand. The main office (approximately 120 staff) is located in Canberra (in the Australian Capital Territory) and the smaller New Zealand office (approximately 15 staff) is located in Wellington on the North Island.

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Stacked events:

FSANZ does not: Separately assess food from stacked event lines where food from the GM parents has already been approved; Mandate notification of stacked events by developers; Notify the public of stacked event ‘approvals’; List food derived from stacked event lines in the Code, unless the stacked event line has been separately assessed as a single line e.g. Application A518: MXB-13 cotton (DAS-21023-5 x DAS-24236-5)

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Paraguay
Name of product applicant: MONSANTO
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Date of authorization: 08/11/2019
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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The food and feed safety assessment was performed following the CODEX Guidelines
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Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería
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Santiago Bertoni
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Yegros 437 entre 25 de mayo y Cerro Cora
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+595 981 256262
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The agricultural sector is one of the economic pillars of Paraguay in its contribution to the GDP, with the main crops being soybean, cassava, maize, wheat, sugar cane, and cotton. It should also be noted that Paraguay is the world’s fourth exporter of soybean. In 2020, the area planted with crops was 4.67 million hectares and consisted of soybean (3.56 million hectares), maize (1.08 million hectares), and cotton (18,000 hectares). Agricultural biotechnology was first regulated in Paraguay in 1997. In 2012, the system was adjusted through the creation of the National Agricultural and Forestry Biosafety Commission (CONBIO), “with the mission to manage, analyze, and issue recommendations on all matters related to the introduction, confined field trials, pre-commercial and commercial release, and other intended uses of GE crops” Almost 94% of the soybean, 36% of the maize, and 56% of the cotton planted in the country are GE.

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When a stacked event is approved, all possible combinations are approved. Previously evaluated single events are not reevaluated in stacks.

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In 2012, the system was adjusted through the creation of the National Agricultural and Forestry Biosafety Commission (CONBIO), “with the mission to manage, analyze, and issue recommendations on all matters related to the introduction, confined field trials, pre-commercial and commercial release, and other intended uses of GE crops”. Additional information https://conbio.mag.gov.py/

Republic of Korea
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Korea Ltd.
Summary of application:

Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Coleopteran insect resistance

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Date of authorization: 28/09/2016
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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Please see the link below(in Korean).
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Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 187, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheonbuk-do, 363-700, Korea
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82-43-719-2360
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Singapore
Name of product applicant: Monsanto
Summary of application:

Apply for use as food, feed and for processing 

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Date of authorization: 08/05/2019
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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Corn line MON87411 (MON-87411-9) contains three expression cassettes: (1) A DvSnf7 cassette contains two DvSnf7 fragments (from Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) in an inverted repeat sequence. Expression of the cassette results in the formation of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) transcript. When the dsRNA is ingested by the corn rootworm (CRW) insect, it triggers RNA interference (RNAi) of the CRW DvSnf7 gene, leading to death of the insect; (2) A cry3Bb1 cassette contains the cry3Bb1 gene (from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis ) that confers tolerance to CRW via the expression of the Cry3Bb1 protein which has a direct adverse effect on the gut of insects feeding on the plant; and (3) A cp4 epsps cassette contains the cp4 epsps gene (from Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4) that encodes a protein conferring tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. MON87411 was generated through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Molecular analyses of MON87411 indicate there is a single insertion site comprising a single, complete copy of each of the three expression cassettes. The introduced genetic elements are stably inherited from one generation to the next. MON87411 expresses two novel proteins, Cry3Bb1 and CP4 EPSPS, which are non-toxic and non-allergenic to humans. Grain containing the DvSnf7 dsRNA is considered to be as safe as grain derived from conventional corn varieties. Grain from MON87411 is compositionally equivalent to grain from conventional corn varieties. Food derived from MON87411 is considered to be as safe as food derived from conventional corn varieties.
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Singapore Food Agency (SFA)
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Dr Tan Yong Quan
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52 Jurong Gateway Road 14-01 JEM Office Tower Singapore 608550
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(65)68052750
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The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is a Statutory Board established under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) to oversee food safety and security. SFA’s mission is to ensure and secure a supply of safe food.  SFA adopts a risk-based approach to food safety. Foods with foodborne hazards that may pose potential food safety risks to consumers are subjected to more stringent checks, regardless of their country of origin. SFA has in place an integrated system to ensure that both imported and domestically produced foods are safe for consumption.  The system comprises control measures such as source accreditation, inspection and surveillance of food, laboratory analysis, food legislation and recall of food products, which safeguard food safety from farm to fork.

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More information on the guidelines for the safety assessment of stacked events can be found on GMAC’s website:

http://www.gmac.sg/Index_Singapore_Guidelines_on_the_Release_of_Agriculture_Related_GMOs.html

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Singapore Food Agency (SFA)

United States of America
Name of product applicant: Monsanto Company
Summary of application:

Corn
Trait 1 Added Protein or DNA: double stranded RNA with the partial sequence of the Snf7 transcript from the western corn rootworm
Source: Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Intended Effect: Resistance to Corn Rootworm
Trait 2 Added Protein or DNA: Cry3Bb1
Source: Bacillus thuringiensis
Intended Effect: Resistance to Corn Rootworm
Trait 3 Added Protein or DNA: 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) from cp4 epsps gene
Source: Agrobacterium strain CPR
Intended Effect: Tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate

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Date of authorization: 23/10/2015
Scope of authorization: Food and feed
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EPA Registered Plant Incorporated Protectants
EPA Registered Plant Incorporated Protectants
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Food and Drug Administration
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Jason Dietz
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5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park MD 20740
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240-402-2282
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The United States is currently in the process of populating this database. The Food and Drug Administration regulates food and feed (food for humans and animals) from genetically engineered crops in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA regulates pesticides, including those that are plant incorporated protectants genetically engineered into food crops, to make sure that pesticide residues are safe for human and animal consumption and do not pose unreasonable risks of harm to human health or the environment. FDA In the Federal Register of May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22984), FDA published its "Statement of Policy: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties" (the 1992 policy). The 1992 policy clarified the agency's interpretation of the application of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to human and animal foods derived from new plant varieties and provided guidance to industry on scientific and regulatory issues related to these foods. The 1992 policy applied to all foods derived from all new plant varieties, including varieties that are developed using genetic engineering (also known as recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) technology). In the 1992 policy, FDA recommended that developers consult with FDA about foods from genetically engineered plants under development and developers have routinely done so. In June 1996, FDA provided additional guidance to industry on procedures for these consultations (the consultation procedures). These procedures describe a process in which a developer who intends to commercialize food from a genetically engineered plant meets with the agency to identify and discuss relevant safety, nutritional, or other regulatory issues regarding the genetically engineered food and then submits to FDA a summary of its scientific and regulatory assessment of the food. FDA evaluates the submission and if FDA has questions about the summary provided, it requests clarification from the developer. At the conclusion of the consultation FDA responds to the developer by letter. The approach to the safety assessment of genetically engineered food recommended by FDA during consultations, including data and information evaluated, is consistent with that described in the Codex Alimentarius Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants. EPA The safe use of pesticidal substances is regulated by EPA. Food from a genetically engineered plant that is the subject of a consultation with FDA may contain an introduced pesticidal substance, also known as a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP), that is subject to food (food for humans and animals) safety and environmental review by EPA. PIPs are pesticidal substances produced by plants and the genetic material necessary for the plant to produce the substance. Both the PIP protein and its genetic material are regulated by EPA. When assessing the potential risks of PIPs, EPA requires studies examining numerous factors, such as risks to human health, non-target organisms and the environment, potential for gene flow, and insect resistance management plans, if needed. In regulating PIPs, decisions are based on scientific standards and input from academia, industry, other Federal agencies, and the public. Before the first PIP product was registered in 1995, EPA required that PIP products be thoroughly tested against human safety standards before they were used on human food and livestock feed crops. EPA scientists assessed a wide variety of potential effects associated with the use of PIPs, including toxicity, and allergenicity. These potential effects were evaluated in light of the public's potential exposures to these pesticides, taking into account all potential combined sources of the exposure (food, drinking water, etc.) to determine the likelihood that a person exposed at these levels would be predisposed to a health risk. Based on its reviews of the scientific studies and often peer reviews by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Scientific Advisory Panel, EPA determined that these genetically engineered PIP products, when used in accordance with approved label directions and use restrictions, would not pose unreasonable risk to human health and the environment during their time-limited registration.

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Stacked events that are each plant incorporated protectants, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, must be registered by the Envriornmental Protection Agency before they can be commercialized.  Food/feed safety asssessment of single events are generally sufficient to ensure the safety of food/feed from stacked events.   

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Food and Drug Administration ([email protected]); Environmental Protection Agency