Determination of environmental safety of Agrevo Canada Inc.'s glufosinate ammonium-tolerant canola.

  • Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Date:
1995
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Credit: Determination of environmental safety of Agrevo Canada Inc.'s glufosinate ammonium-tolerant canola. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VI. Regulatory Decision Based on the review of data and information submitted by AgrEvo Canada Inc., and through thorough comparisons of HCN92 with unmodified B. napus counterparts, AAFC has concluded that neither the novel genes, nor their resulting gene products and associated novel traits, confer any intended or unintended ecological advantage to HCN92. Should these traits be transferred through outcrossing to related plants, these would not result in any ecological advantage. Based on the review of submitted data and information, AAFC has concluded that the novel genes and their corresponding traits do not in themselves raise any concerns regarding the safety or nutritional composition of this line. Canola oil and meal are currently described in Schedule IV of the Feeds Regulations and are therefore approved for use in livestock feeds in Canada. As HCN92 has been assessed and found to be substantially equivalent, HCN92 and its by-products are considered to meet the present definitions and are approved for use as livestock feed ingredients in Canada. c Unconfined release into the environment, including feed use of HCN92, and other B. napus lines derived from it, but without the introduction of any other novel trait, is therefore considered safe.