Record details

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General Information

Country

Germany

Title of risk assessment

6786-01-0175 (adv. 42010.0175); Summary of the risk assessment of a deliberate release (field trial) of the genetically modified potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) BG1BA-24, BG1BA-31 and BG1BA-32, issued by the German Competent Authority

Date of the risk assessment

2006-05-11

Competent National Authority(ies) responsible for the risk assessment

Record #12096

Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Mauerstrasse 39-42

Berlin

Germany, 10117

Phone:	+49-(0)3018-445-6500
Fax:	+49-(0)3018-445-6099
Email:	german_bch@bvl.bund.de
Url:	http://www.biosafety-bch.de (english language),BVL Homepage (English)

Risk assessment details

Living modified organism

Record #110729

Potato modified for increased yield and tuber starch content.

Uni Köln Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates Resistance to antibiotics - Hygromycin, Kanamycin

Scope of the risk assessment

LMOs for introduction into the environment
- field trial

Risk assessment report / Summary

6786-01-0175 (bzw. 42010.0175); Zusammenfassung der Risikobewertung eines Freisetzungsvorhabens (Feldversuch) mit gentechnisch veränderten Kartoffeln (Solanum tuberosum L.) BG1BA-24, BG1BA-31 und BG1BA-32, erstellt durch die deutsche zuständige Behörde

Methodology and points to consider

Potential adverse effects identified in the risk assessment

The execution of this field trial is not expected to have a negative impact on human or animal health, or on the environment.

Estimation of the overall risk

Adverse effects on human or animal health or on the environment are not expected.

Receiving environment(s) considered

1 field site in Germany, for details refer to the German LMO/GMO location register ( http://apps2.bvl.bund.de/stareg_web/localeSwitch.do?language=en&page=/showflaechen.do?)

LMO detection and identification methods proposed

construct specific PCR-based method

Additional Information

- deliberate release, no placing on the market.
- crops are not intended to be used as food or feed.

An English summary of the notification including the risk assessment of the notifier is available at the EU WebSNIF internet-page of Joint Research Centre under notification number B/DE/05/175
( http://gmoinfo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/gmp_report.aspx?CurNot=B/DE/05/175)

Other relevant website address or attached documents

EN		Summary Notification Information Format available on the Internet (WebSNIF)
DE		Summary Notification Information Format erhältlich im Internet (WebSNIF) (nur in englischer Sprache)

EN		BVL database on field trials in Germany (German language only)
DE		BVL-Datenbank zu Freisetzungsvorhaben in Deutschland

EN		BVL German LMO/GMO location register
DE		Deutsches GVO-Standortregister des BVL