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Corn / Maize |
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Glyphosate tolerance,Lepidoptera resistance,Coleoptera resistance |
| Name of product applicant: |
Monsanto Argentina S.A.I.C. |
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14/07/2017 |
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Food and feed |
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| Summary of the safety assessment (food safety): |
• Inheritance studies conducted indicated that Mendelian segregation exists. • New expression proteins are expressed in low levels. • It is compositionally equivalent to its non-transgenic counterpart. • No evidence of similarity or homology was found with known toxic proteins. • There is no evidence of expression of known allergenic substances for the proteins expressed in the event. • There is no hypothesis of risk that indicates that there are effects of metabolic interactions and between the proteins of the events when they are accumulated. It is concluded that the stacked event is substantially equivalent to its conventional counterpart, therefore, it is as safe and no less nutritious than conventional commercial varieties. |
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GMO commercial approvals in Argentina
GMO approvals for food/feed
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Organization/agency name (Full name): Ministerio de Agroindustria
Contact person name: Andrés Maggi
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Physical full address: Paseo Colón Avenue 367, 3° floor, City of Buenos Aires
Phone number: 54 11 5222 5986
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Country introduction: In Argentina, the food and feed risk assessment process of transformation events, as the result of modern biotechnology, is carried out by the National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa). The General Office of Biotechnology, is the area responsible for carrying out this task. It has an specific professional team and the advise of a Technical Advisory Committee composed of experts from several scientific disciplines representing different sectors involved in the production, industrialization, consumption, research and development of genetically modified organisms. Useful links
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Stacked events: In Argentina, in the case of stacked events in which each individual event (or sub-combinations of events) has been evaluated for food and feed safety, the evaluation is conducted using a "differential process," which is faster and requires significantly less information. The evaluation focuses on determining whether there are any risk hypotheses related to potential interactions between the introduced genes, their expression products, and/or affected metabolic pathways. Additionally, only other risk hypotheses that may arise depending on the specific case under evaluation will be considered. If potential interactions are identified, an assessment will be conducted to determine whether they pose a risk to human or animal health. If no potential interaction hypotheses are identified, it may be concluded that the stacked event—including all possible intermediate combinations and any crosses with conventional varieties—is as safe and no less nutritious than its conventional counterparts and other commercial varieties. In summary, when individual events have already been assessed, the applicant is only required to submit a rationale supporting the absence of interactions and should provide additional information only if other plausible risk hypotheses emerge from the problem formulation.
A regulatory update is currently underway, so a specific form for stacked events will soon be available to be conducted through “differential process” for food and feed assessment. Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant: National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa)
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/senasa
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/senasa/programas-sanitarios/biotecnologia
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Monsanto Japan Ltd. |
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| Date of authorization: |
05/09/2013 |
| Scope of authorization: |
Food |
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OECD BioTrack Product Database
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| Summary of the safety assessment (food safety): |
Please see the link below (in Japanese). |
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Food safety assessment performed by Food Safety Commission of Japan (in Japanese)
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Organization/agency name (Full name): Food Safety Commission Secretariat,Cabinet Office,
Contact person name: Ms Yuki Tomokuni
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Country introduction: 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. Useful links
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Monsanto Korea Ltd. |
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| Date of authorization: |
17/02/2015 |
| Scope of authorization: |
Food and feed |
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| Summary of the safety assessment (food safety): |
Please see the link below(in Korean). |
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Organization/agency name (Full name): Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
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Physical full address: Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 187, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheonbuk-do, 363-700, Korea
Phone number: 82-43-719-2360
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