Environmental risk assessment of import and processing of GM soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6
- The present application (GMFF-2024-21774) concerns the authorisation of genetically modified (GM) soybean soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 for import and processing for use in feed and food;
- The stacked event soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 was produced by conventional crossbreeding of the two GM parental soybean lines;
- Previously, COGEM advised positively on the import and processing of both parental lines;
- GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 expresses the 2m epsps, aad-12 and pat genes conferring tolerance to glyphosate, 2,4-D and glufosinate-ammonium containing herbicides, respectively (from DAS-44406-6). It also contains the hppdPf-4Pa and cry14Ab-1.b genes (From GMB151) conferring tolerance to 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor-containing herbicides and resistance to plant pathogenic nematodes, respectively.
- In the Netherlands, feral soybean populations do not occur;
- Hybridisation of soybean with other species is not possible in the Netherlands;
- The molecular characterisation of GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 meets the criteria of COGEM;
- The bioinformatic analysis did not provide indications of potential environmental risks;
- There are no indications that the introduced traits allow the stacked event soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 to survive in the Netherlands;
- There are no indications that GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 could establish feral populations in the Netherlands;
- COGEM is of the opinion that import and processing of soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 poses a negligible risk to the environment in the Netherlands;
- COGEM abstains from giving advice on the potential risks of incidental consumption, as other organisations carry out a food/feed assessment.