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H7-1
Sugar Beet
ID-Number  KM-ØØØ71-4
International AGBIOS: H7-1
Scope
Trait  Herbicide tolerance
Status
Valid authorisation
Application
Company KWS SAAT AG / Monsanto
Presented in United Kingdom
Date 26/11/2004
Legislation Regulation 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed
Scope of application Food (Sugar and melasses) and feed
GM plant Brief description
  Summary of application
Assessment
Status Scientific safety assessment completed.
EFSA opinion Scientific report of the EFSA for the safety assessment on December 5th 2006.

A final statement of the EFSA is available. Conclusion: Food and feed from H7-1 sugarbeets are safe as such from conventional sugarbeets.

Brief description

EFSA: Scientific Opinion
Decision
Standing Committee Coordination: No qualified majority (19/04/2007)
Council of Ministers No advice and no decision, the application is forwarded to the EU Commission.
Current status Use as food and feed were approved by decision of the EU commission on October 24th, 2007.

Commission Decision
Conditions or restrictions for authorisation Labelling and traceability: According to legal regulations

Monitoring plan: not applicable.

Method for detection available and validated.

Community Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
Authorisation expiration date October 23rd, 2017
 

 

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