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BCH-DEC-PH-280573-1   |   PDF   |   Print   |  
last updated: 09 Oct 2025
Amendment
No
General Information
Determination for the Safety Assessment of Corn MON 95379 for Direct Use as Food, Feed, or for Processing
EN
22 Mar 2022
No
Subject of the decision, notification, communication or declaration
  • Decision on LMOs for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (Article 11, LMOs-FFP)
  • Decision on import of LMOs (Article 11.4)
LMOs for direct use as food or feed, or for processing (LMOs-FFP)
  • LMOs for direct use as food
  • LMOs for direct use as feed
  • LMOs for processing
No
Result of the decision
Approval of the import and/or use of the LMO(s) with conditions
1. The permittee shall duly inform the public of this approval by way of publishing in any one of the top three leading newspapers in the country. A copy of such publication shall be submitted to the Bureau of Plant Industry within ten days after publication; 
2. The regulated article shall be imported solely and exclusively for direct use as food and feed, or for processing and not for field trial or commercial propagation;
3. There shall be strict monitoring of the regulated article from port of entry to the traders/importers storage/warehouse as stated in Section 32 of JDC 1 s2016;
4. The importer shall ensure the proper and secure packaging of the regulated article for transport and the safety and durability of the transport vehicle, for prevention of any possible spillage or unintended release during transport/import. The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) shall conduct inspection of the shipment at the port of entry; 
5. Control and mitigating measures as identified in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) must be complied to prevent unwanted release of GM seeds into the environment;
6. In case of accidental release of corn MON 95379, such as road spill during transport, it is the responsibility of the importers to inform the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) immediately. The BPI shall impose this condition on the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC). Monsanto Philippines Inc. will assist the BPI to prevent unwanted germination of the GM seeds;
7. If new information on the regulated article and its effects on human health and the environment becomes available, and such information is relevant and significant, the risk assessment shall be readdressed to determine whether the risk has changed or whether there is a need to amend the risk management strategies accordingly; and 
8.  The permit holder shall comply with the conditions set by the BPI as stated in the Biosafety Permit for Direct Use (Article 7, Section 21.H of the JDC 1, s.2016). 
EN
 Violation of any condition shall lead to revocation of this permit as provided in the DOST-DA-DENR-DOH-DILG Joint Department Circular No.1, Series of 2016 Article VII, Section 21, J. 
EN
Information sharing with other databases
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
LMO identification & risk assessment
  • BCH-LMO-SCBD-258895-1 Living Modified Organism MON-95379-3 - Insect-protected maize
    Bayer CropScience | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa spp.), European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda))
  • BCH-RA-PH-280491-1 Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process Safety Assessment of Corn MON 95379 for Direct Use as Food, Feed, or for Processing
    MON-95379-3 - Insect-protected maize | Resistance to diseases and pests
Document on the decision, communication, notification or declaration
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