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Bt11
Maize
ID-Number  SYN-BT Ø11-1
International CERA: Bt 11
Scope
Trait  Insect resistance
Status
Valid authorisation
Application
Company Syngenta
Presented in The Netherlands
Date 11/02/1999
Legislation The application was submitted according to the Novel Food regulation (258/97).

Assessment and licensing were carried out according to the regulations of 1829/2003 for GM food and feed.

Scope of notification Sweet maize, food produced freshly or in preserved foods and food additives.
GM plant Brief description
Assessment
National authority First examination by responsible authority in the Netherlands (12/03/2000).
SCF opinion Statement of the further scientific committee for food (SCF) on April 17, 2002.

Conclusion: Bt11 sweet maize is as safe as conventional maize for human consumption.

Brief description

SCF opinion

Decision
Status Authorised by decision of the EU commission on May 19, 2004

Commission Decision

Conditions or restrictions Labelling and traceability: According to legal regulations

Labelling: "genetically modified sweet maize"

Post-market monitoring: Not appropriate.

Detection method available and validated.

Community Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed

Authorisation expiration date 18/05/2014
 

 

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