Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

GHB614

GM event: GHB614

Unique identifier code: BCS-GHØØ2-5

Authorisation holder: BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC
100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932, United States of America
Represented by BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Str. 38, D-67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany

Characteristics: The genetically modified BCS-GHØØ2-5 cotton, as described in the application, expresses the 2mEPSPS protein which confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides.

Detection method: Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5.
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

Commodity: Cotton

Authorised use: (1) Foods and food ingredients containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ2-5 cotton;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from BCS-GHØØ2-5 cotton;
(3) Products other than food and feed containing or consisting of BCS-GHØØ2-5 cotton for the same uses as any other cotton with the exception of cultivation.

Status: Authorised

Applies in: England, Scotland, Wales

Status change date: 17 June 2011 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 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 'cotton';
(2) The words 'not for cultivation' shall appear on the label of and in documents accompanying products containing or consisting of BCS-GHØØ2-5 cotton referred to in Article 2(b) and (c).

Post-market monitoring: Not required

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-v4.shtml?documentid=102001

Legislation links: England, Scotland, Wales: 2011/354

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