MON-874Ø3-1
EU register of genetically modified food and feed.
| Event | MON 87403 |
| Authorisation holder Name |
Bayer CropScience LP, United States Represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Belgium |
| Authorisation holder Address |
Bayer CropScience LP 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63167, United States Represented by Bayer Agriculture BV, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Products |
(1) Food containing, consisting of or produced from MON-874Ø3-1 maize;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of or produced from MON-874Ø3-1 maize; (3) products containing or consisting of MON-874Ø3-1 maize for uses other than those provided for in points (1) and (2), with the exception of cultivation. |
| Designation | The genetically modified MON-874Ø3-1 maize was developed to increase ear biomass at early reproductive phase through the expression of the AtHB17Δ113 protein (encoded by a gene from Arabidopsis thaliana). |
| 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 'maize'.
(2) The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying the products containing or consisting of MON-874Ø3-1 maize, with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2 of Commission Implementing Decision 2019/1307 (EU). |
| Method for detection |
- Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for detection of the genetically modified maize MON-874Ø3-1.
- Validated by the EU reference laboratory established under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/StatusOfDossiers.aspx |
| Reference material | AOCS 0216-A is accessible via the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) at https://www.aocs.org/crm |
| Unique identifier | MON-874Ø3-1 |
| Annex II to the Cartagena Protocol | https://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=115319 |
| 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 | 26/07/2019 |
| Legal base |
Commission Implementing Decision 2019/1307 (EU) of 26 July 2019
Amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/184 of 12 February 2021 |
| Authorisation expiration date | 28/07/2029 |
| Further information on risk assessment |
Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority:
http://registerofquestions.efsa.europa.eu/roqFrontend/questionLoader?question=EFSA-Q-2018-00222 |