Advice Import & processing MON87427×MON94804×MON89034×MIR162×NK603
- The present application, GMFF-2025-34987, concerns authorisation for the import and processing of genetically modified (GM) maize MON87427 × MON94804 × MON89034 × MIR162 × NK603 and its subcombinations for use in feed and food;
- The stacked event maize MON87427 × MON94804 × MON89034 × MIR162 × NK603 was produced by conventional crossbreeding of the five GM parental maize line. The COGEM has previously advised positively on the import and processing of all five parental lines;
- This stacked line expresses genes that confer tolerance to various herbicides and provide protection against lepidopteran pests. In addition, the line expresses a microRNA transcript that reduces gibberellic acid in the stem, resulting in shorter plants than usual;
- In the Netherlands, feral maize populations have never been observed. Additionally the wild relative of maize, teosinte, is not present in the natural environment in the Netherlands, thus hybridisation of GM maize with other species is impossible;
- The molecular characterisation of MON87427 × MON94804 × MON89034 × MIR162 × NK603 has been updated and meets the COGEM’s criteria;
- There are no indications that the introduced traits enable the stacked event maize MON87427 × MON94804 × MON89034 × MIR162 × NK603 to survive in the Netherlands;
- COGEM is of the opinion that import and processing of maize MON87427 × MON94804 × MON89034 × MIR162 × 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.