DAS-40278-9

Authorisation holder: Corteva Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46268-1054, United States of America
Represented in Great Britain by Corteva Agriscience UK Limited, Cpc2 Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, England, CB21 5XE

Characteristics: DAS4Ø278-9 maize expresses the AAD-1 protein which confers tolerance to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and aryloxyphenoxypropionate (AOPP) herbicides.

Detection method: Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for DAS-4Ø278-9 maize; the detection method is validated on the single-trait event using genomic DNA extracted from seeds of DAS-4Ø278-9 maize.
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 maize DAS-40278-9;
(2) Feed containing, consisting of, or produced from maize DAS-40278-9;
(3) Maize DAS-40278-9 in products containing it or consisting of it for any other use than those provided in points (1) and (2), with the exception of cultivation.

Labelling: (1) For the purposes of the 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 ‘maize’;
(2) The words ‘not for cultivation’ shall appear on the label of and in the accompanying documents of the products containing or consisting of maize DAS-40278-9 with the exception of products referred to in point (a) of Article 2.

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=112239

Legislation links: England: 2017/1212 , 2019/239 , 2023/235

Scotland: 2017/1212 , 2019/239 , 2023/59

Wales: 2017/1212 , 2019/239 , 2023/379 , Rheoliadau Bwyd a Bwyd Anifeiliaid a Addaswyd yn Enetig (Awdurdodiadau ac Addasiadau i Awdurdodiadau) (Cymru) 2023

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

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