Advice on the renewal of import and processing of GM soybean MON87708 x MON89788
- The present application concerns the authorisation of genetically modified (GM) soy MON87708 x MON89788 for import and processing for use in feed and food;
- Previously, COGEM has advised positively on the import and processing of this line;
- The GM soy expresses genes conferring resistance to herbicides;
- In the Netherlands, feral soybean populations do not occur;
- The molecular characterisation of MON87708 x MON89788 meets the criteria of COGEM. There are no indications that the introduced traits allow the stacked event soybean MON87708 x MON89788 to survive in the Netherlands
- COGEM is of the opinion that import and processing of soybean MON87708 x MON89788 poses a negligible risk to the environment in the Netherlands.