Advice Import and processing of GM maize Bt11 x MIR162 x MON89034 x NK603 and its subcombinations
- The present application, GMFF-2025-33624 (MA 250015_001), concerns the authorisation of genetically modified (GM) maize Bt11 x MIR162 x MON89034 x NK603 and its subcombinations for import and processing for use in feed and food;
- The stacked event maize Bt11 x MIR162 x MON89034 x NK603 was produced by conventional crossbreeding of the four GM parental maize lines;
- Previously, COGEM has advised positively on the import and processing of all four parental lines;
- The GM maize expresses genes, that code for proteins which confer resistance against certain lepidopteran pests and genes which confer tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium containing herbicides and glyphosate containing herbicides;
- In the Netherlands, feral maize populations have never been observed. Additionally, in the Netherlands, the wild relative of maize, teosinte, is not present in the natural environment, hybridization of GM maize with other species is therefore impossible;
- The molecular characterisation of Bt11 x MIR162 x MON89034 x NK603 has been updated and meets the criteria of COGEM;
- There are no indications that the introduced traits allow the stacked event maize Bt11 x MIR162 x MON89034 x NK603 to survive in the Netherlands;
- COGEM is of the opinion that import and processing of maize Bt11 x MIR162 x MON89034 x NK603, as well as GM maize consisting of subcombinations of its parental GM maize lines, poses a negligible risk to the environment in the Netherlands;
- COGEM abstains from giving advice on the potential risks of incidental consumption, as a food/feed assessment is carried out by other organisations.