Determination of environmental safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.'s Roundup herbicide-tolerant brassica napus canola line GT73.

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Date:
1995
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Credit: Determination of environmental safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.'s Roundup herbicide-tolerant brassica napus canola line GT73. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    iz te [! Agriculture and Agriculuture et CH39/55 709 Agri-Food Canada Agro-alimentaire Canada Plant Products Division Food Production and Inspection Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Decision Document DD95-02 Determination Of Environmental Safety Of Monsanto Canada Inc.’s Roundup® Herbicide-Tolerant Brassica napus Canola Line GT73 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under the guideline Dir94-08 Assessment Criteria for Determining Environmental Safety of Plants with Novel Traits. This is in association with the companion document Dir94-09 The Biology of Brassica napus L. (Canola/Rapeseed) and the proposed guidelines Pro94-04 Guidelines for the Assessment of Plants with Novel Traits as Livestock Feed. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), specifically the Plant Biotechnology Office and the Feed Section of the Plant Products Division, have evaluated information submitted by Monsanto Canada Inc. regarding the canola line GT73. This line has Roundup-Ready™ genes that express novel tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient of Roundup® herbicide. The Department has determined that this plant does not present altered environmental interactions when compared to existing commercialized canola varieties in Canada, and is considered substantially equivalent to canola currently approved as livestock feed. Unconfined release into the environment, including feed use of GT73, and other B. napus lines derived from it, but without the introduction of any other novel trait, is therefore considered safe. This bulletin is published by the Plant Products Division, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. For further information, please contact the Plant Biotechnology Office or the Feed Section at: Plant Products Division Food Production and Inspection Branch 59 Camelot Drive Nepean, Ontario KiA OY9 (613) 952-8000 Facsimile: (613) 992-5219
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