Genetically Modified Organisms

MON-877Ø1-2 x MON-89788-1

EU register of genetically modified food and feed.

Event MON87701 x MON 89788
Authorisation holder Name Bayer CropScience LP
Authorisation holder Address 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63167 – United States
Represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium
Products (1) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON-877Ø1-2 x MON-89788-1;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON-877Ø1-2 x MON-89788-1;
(3) Products other than food and feed containing or consisting of genetically modified soybean MON-877Ø1-2 x MON-89788-1 for the same uses as any other soybean with the exception of cultivation.
Designation The genetically modified soybean MON-877Ø1-2 x MON-89788-1, expresses the cry1Ac gene, which confers resistance to certain lepidopteran pests, and the CP4 epsps gene, which confers tolerance to glyphosate-based herbicides
Labelling (1) For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and in Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, the 'name of the organism' shall be 'soybean'.

(2) The words 'not for cultivation' shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of MON-877Ø1-2 x MON-89788-1 soybean referred to in Article 2(b) and (c).
Method for detection - The quantitative event-specific PCR detection methods are those individually validated for genetically modified soybeans MON-877Ø1-2 and MON-89788-1 and further verified on genetically modified soybean MON877Ø1-2 × MON-89788-1.

- Validated by the Community reference laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/statusofdoss.htm
Reference material - Reference Material: AOCS 0809-A (for MON-877Ø1-2), AOCS 0906-B (for MON-89788-1) AOCS 0906-A2 (for the non-GM counterpart) are accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) at https://www.aocs.org/crm
Unique identifier MON-877Ø1-2 x MON-89788-1
Annex II to the Cartagena Protocol http://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=103689
Conditions or restrictions on the placing on the market Not applicable
Post-market monitoring requirements Monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC
Date of authorisation 22/06/2023
Legal base Commission Decision 2012/347/EU published on 28 June 2012
Amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1579 of 18 September 2019
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1207 of 21 June 2023
Authorisation expiration date 21/06/2033
Further information on risk assessment Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority:
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2560
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7684
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