Record details

General Information

Country

European Union

Title of risk assessment

Scientific Opinion on an application (EFSA-GMO-BE-2011-98) for the placing on the market of herbicide-tolerant genetically modified soybean FG72 for food and feed uses, import and processing under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Bayer CropScience

Date of the risk assessment

2015-06-25

Competent National Authority(ies) responsible for the risk assessment

Record #100918

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) GMO Panel

Via Carlo Magno 1A

Parma

Italy, 43126

Phone:	+39 0521 036 666
Email:	GMO_secretariat_applications@efsa.europa.eu,international.cooperation@efsa.europa.eu
Url:	European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Contact details of the main responsible risk assessor

Record #107908

Dr. Ana Afonso

Head of Unit

GMO Unit

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Via Carlo Magno 1A

Parma, PR

Italy, 43126

Phone:	+39 0521 036 666
Email:	GMO_secretariat_applications@efsa.europa.eu,international.cooperation@efsa.europa.eu
Url:	EFSA

Risk assessment details

Living modified organism

Record #104794

MST-FGØ72-2 - Soy modified for tolerance to glyphosate and HPPD inhibitors

Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate

Show detection method(s)

Scope of the risk assessment

LMOs for direct use as feed
LMOs for direct use as food
LMOs for processing

Risk assessment report / Summary

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

EU Risk Assessment Soybean FG72 EFSA Opinion.pdf

Methodology and points to consider

LMO detection and identification methods proposed

Detection methods for the single events FG72 and validated by the European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL GMFF) available at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/StatusOfDossiers.aspx

Additional Information

Other relevant website address or attached documents

EURL GMFF

EU Detection Method Soybean FG72.pdf

GMOMETHODS: European Union database of reference methods for GMO analysis