BCS-GHØØ5-8
EU register of genetically modified food and feed.
| Event | BCS-GHØØ5-8 |
| Authorisation holder Name |
BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC, 100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932, United States of America Represented by BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Str. 38, D-67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Products |
(1) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ5-8 cotton;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ5-8 cotton; (3) Products, other than food and feed, containing or consisting of BCS-GHØØ5-8 cotton for the same uses as any other cotton with the exception of cultivation. |
| Designation | BCS-GHØØ5-8 as described in the application, expresses the PAT protein which confers tolerance to glufosinate ammonium-based herbicides and Cry2Ae protein which confers resistance to certain lepidopteran pests. |
| 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 "cotton".
(2) The words "not for cultivation" shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of BCS-GHØØ5-8 cotton and referred to in Article 2(b) and (c). |
| Method for detection |
(1) Event specific real-time PCR based method for the quantification of BCS-GHØØ5-8 cotton.
(2) Validated by the EU Reference Laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genomic DNA extracted from seeds of BCS-GHØØ5-8 cotton, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/statusofdossiers.aspx. |
| Reference material | ERM-BF428 accessible via the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, at https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/. |
| Unique identifier | BCS-GHØØ5-8 |
| Annex II to the Cartagena Protocol | http://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=112237 |
| Conditions or restrictions on the placing on the market | Not required |
| Monitoring plan | |
| Post-market monitoring requirements | Monitoring plan for environmental effects conforming with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC. |
| Date of authorisation | 04/07/2017 |
| Legal base |
Art. 7(3), Art. 9(2), Art. 19(3) and Art. 21(2) of the Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Commission Decision 2017/1208/UE of 4 July 2017 Amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1195 of 10 July 2019 |
| Authorisation expiration date | 03/07/2027 |
| Further information on risk assessment |
Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority:
http://registerofquestions.efsa.europa.eu/roqFrontend/questionLoader?question=EFSA-Q-2016-00582 |