Wellington, New Zealand
March 20, 2009
Food Standards
Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today invited individuals and
organisations with an interest in the regulation of food to
provide information and comment on an application to amend the
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
The application is seeking approval for food derived from a
genetically modified soybean, which must undergo a safety
evaluation by FSANZ before it can be sold in Australia and New
Zealand.
Submissions should reach FSANZ by Friday 1 May 2009.
Food derived from herbicide-tolerant soybean line DP-356043-5
(Application A1006 – First Assessment)
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. has requested an amendment
to the Food Standards Code to permit the sale and use of food
derived from a new genetically modified (GM) variety of soybean
that is tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate and to an
acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting class of herbicides.
FSANZ has conducted a safety assessment on this GM soybean,
which revealed no public health or safety concerns. We seek
comment on our safety assessment.
Submissions: FSANZ welcomes public comment from industry, public
health professionals, government agencies and consumers. Details
of all the assessments above can be found on
www.foodstandards.gov.au. |
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