Event Name: A2704-12
Event Code : ACS-GMØØ5-3
Trade Name: Liberty Link® soybean
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
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- Authorizations
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Developer:
BASF
Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait
:
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Herbicide Tolerance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
pat | Streptomyces viridochromogenes | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
Summary of Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
Argentina | |||
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Brazil | |||
Canada | |||
China | |||
Colombia | |||
European Union | |||
India | |||
Iran | |||
Japan | |||
Malaysia | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Nigeria | |||
Philippines | |||
Russia | |||
Singapore | |||
South Africa | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan | |||
Thailand | |||
Turkey | |||
United States | |||
Uruguay | |||
Vietnam |
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Last updated: March 24, 2020
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
- Biosafety Clearing House - Nigeria
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- European Food Safety Authority
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Health Canada
- Iran Biosafety Clearing House
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013