Event Name: MON87427
Event Code : MON-87427-7
Trade Name: Roundup Ready™ Maize
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
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Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
:
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Herbicide Tolerance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
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 | |||
Australia | |||
Brazil | |||
Canada | |||
China | |||
Colombia | |||
Indonesia | |||
Japan | |||
Malaysia | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Nigeria | |||
Philippines | |||
Singapore | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan | |||
United States | |||
Vietnam |
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Last updated: May 16, 2019
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Biosafety Clearing House - Colombia
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CIB - Brazil
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Indonesia BCH
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Korea Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion Social - Colombia
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Philippines DA - BPI Biosafety
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
Last updated: January 13, 2019