MON89034 × MON88017

Authorisation holder: Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63167, United States of America
Represented by Bayer Agriculture BVBA, Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium

Characteristics: MON-89Ø34-3 maize expresses the Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 proteins, which confer protection against certain lepidopteran pests. MON-88Ø17-3 maize expresses a modified Cry3Bb1 protein, which provides protection to certain coleopteran pests and the CP4 EPSPS protein, which confers tolerance to glyphosate-based herbicides.

Detection method: The quantitative event-specific PCR detection methods for maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 are those validated for genetically modified maize events MON-87427-7, MON-89Ø34-3, DAS-Ø15Ø7-1, MON-88Ø17-3 and DAS-59122-7.
Validated by the EU Reference Laboratory established under Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at https://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/method-validations L132

Authorised use: (1) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-89Ø34-3 x MON-88Ø17-3 maize;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-89Ø34-3 x MON-88Ø17-3 maize;
(3) Products other than food and feed containing or consisting of MON-89Ø34-3 x MON-88Ø17-3 maize for the same uses as any other maize with the exception of cultivation.

Labelling: (1) For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and in Article 4(6) of Assimilated 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 the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of MON-89Ø34-3 x MON-88Ø17-3 , with the exception of food and food ingredients.

Information needed under Cartagena Protocol (Annex II): https://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=114254

Last updated: 01 April 2025 The date the item authorisation was last modified.

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