MON 87705 × MON 89788

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

Characteristics: Genetically modified MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1 soybean has a reduced expression of fatty acid Δ12-desaturase (FAD2) and palmitoyl acyl carrier protein thioesterase (FATB) enzymes, which results in increased oleic acid and reduced linoleic acid profile and expresses a CP4 EPSPS protein, which confers tolerance to glyphosate-based herbicides.

Detection method: Event specific real-time PCR based PCR based methods for MON-877Ø5-6 and MON-89788-1 soybeans; the detection methods are validated on the single-trait events and verified on genomic DNA extracted from seeds of MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1 soybean.
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

Authorised use: (1) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1 soybean;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1 soybean;
(3) Products other than food and feed containing or consisting of MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1 soybean for the same uses as any other soybean with the exception of cultivation.

Labelling: (1) For the purposes of the specific labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 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 ’soybean’;
(2) For the purposes of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(2)(a) and Article 25(2)(c) of Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the words ’with increased monounsaturated fat and reduced polyunsaturated fat’ shall appear after the name of the organism on the label or, where appropriate, in the documents accompanying the products;
(3) The words 'not for cultivation' shall appear on the label of and in the documents accompanying products containing or consisting of MON-877Ø5-6 soybean with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2.

Post-market monitoring: Post-market monitoring in accordance with Article 6(5)(e) of Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (Art.5 and Annex II(g) of Commission Decision 2016/1217 of 22 July 2016

Environmental monitoring plan: https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/genetically-modified-organisms/gmo-register_en

Information needed under Cartagena Protocol (Annex II): https://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=110981

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

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