Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

MZIR098

GM event: MZIR098

Unique identifier code: SYN-ØØØ98-3

Original application: RP-526

Authorisation holder: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Rosentalstrasse 67, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
Represented in Great Britain by:
Syngenta Limited, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, England, RG42 6EY

Characteristics: The genetically modified maize SYN-ØØØ98-3 was developed to express eCry3.1Ab, mCry3A and PAT proteins to confer tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium-containing herbicides and resistance to certain coleopteran pests.

Detection method: Event-specific real-time quantitative PCR based method of detection of the genetically modified maize SYN-ØØØ98-3 as set out in the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Maize MZIR098 by Real-time PCR”, reference “EURL-VL-04/17VP” and published 7 December 2018.

Commodity: Maize

Authorised use: (1) Food and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize SYN-ØØØ98-3;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize SYN-ØØØ98-3;
(2) Products containing or consisting of genetically modified maize SYN-ØØØ98-3 for uses other than those provided for in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), with the exception of cultivation.

Status: Authorised

Applies in: England, Scotland, Wales

Status change date: England, Wales: 20 May 2022 The date the status was last changed.

Scotland: 31 May 2022 The date the status was last changed.

Labelling: (1) For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Articles 13(1) and 25(2) of Regulation 1829/2003, and in Article 4(6) of Regulation 1830/2003, the ‘name of the organism’ is ‘maize’;
(2) The words ‘not for cultivation’ must appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of genetically modified maize SYN-ØØØ98-3, with the exception of food and food ingredients.

Post-market monitoring: Not required

Environmental monitoring plan: Available on request

Information needed under Cartagena Protocol (Annex II): https://bch.cbd.int/en/database/DEC/BCH-DEC-GB-266917-1

Legislation links: England: 2022/486,sch.2

Scotland: 2022/137,sch.2

Wales: 2022/472(W.116),sch.2 , Rheoliadau Bwyd a Bwyd Anifeiliaid a Addaswyd yn Enetig (Awdurdodiadau) (Cymru) 2022

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