Advice on the renewal of the import and processing of GM soybean FG72
- The present application concerns the authorisation of genetically modified (GM) soy FG72 for import and processing for use in feed and food;
- Previously, COGEM has advised positively on the import and processing of this line;
- The GM soy expresses several genes conferring resistance to herbicides;
- In the Netherlands, feral soybean populations do not occur;
- The molecular characterisation of FG72 meets the criteria of COGEM. There are no indications that the introduced traits allow the stacked event soybean FG72 to survive in the Netherlands
- COGEM is of the opinion that import and processing of soybean FG72 poses a negligible risk to the environment in the Netherlands.