Advice on the renewal of import and processing of GM soybean MON 87705 × MON 89788
- The present application concerns the authorisation of genetically modified (GM) soy MON 87705 x MON 89788 for import and processing for use in feed and food;
- Previously, COGEM has advised positively on the import and processing of this line;
- In the GM soybean, the fatty acid composition has been modified, and a gene has been introduced that provides tolerance to glyphosate-based herbicides;
- In the Netherlands, feral soybean populations do not occur;
- The molecular characterisation of MON 87705 x MON 89788 meets the criteria of COGEM. There are no indications that the introduced traits allow the stacked event soybean MON 87705 x MON 89788 to survive in the Netherlands;
- COGEM is of the opinion that import and processing of soybean MON 87705 x MON 89788 poses a negligible risk to the environment in the Netherlands.