Authorised Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Authorisation holder: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Rosentalstrasse 67, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
Represented by:
Syngenta Crop Protection NV/SA, Avenue Louise 489, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Characteristics: The genetically modified maize MON-ØØØ21-9, as described in the application, expresses the mEPSPS protein which confers tolerance to herbicide glyphosate.

Detection method: Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for genetically modified maize MON-ØØØ21-9.
Validated by the Community reference laboratory established under Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at https://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/method-validations

Authorised use: (1) Food containing, consisting of, or produced from maize GA21;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from maize GA21;
(3) maize GA21 in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than those provided for in points (1) and (2), 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 documents accompanying products containing or consisting of maize GA21, with the exception of food and food ingredients.

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

Information needed under Cartagena Protocol (Annex II): http://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=102081

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

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