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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) calls for submissions on GM soybean application
Australia and New Zealand
October 18, 2011
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified soybean.
FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said the application was seeking permission to allow food derived from a soybean genetically modified to be tolerant to the herbicide dicamba.
“All genetically modified (GM) foods undergo a comprehensive premarket safety assessment by FSANZ before being approved in the Food Standards Code,” Mr McCutcheon said.
“This application, submitted by Monsanto, is for a soybean line containing a gene derived from a soil bacterium that inactivates dicamba.
“FSANZ welcomes comments from government agencies, public health professionals, industry and the community on the application.”
The period for submissions on the soybean application closes on 29 November 2011.
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