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OECD Unique Identifier details

DP-Ø51291-2
Commodity: Corn / Maize
Traits: Coleoptera resistance,Glufosinate tolerance
New Zealand
Name of product applicant: Corteva Agriscience Australia Proprietary Limited
Summary of application:

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed an application made by Corteva Agriscience Australia Proprietary Limited seeking to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit the sale and use of food derived from a new food produced using gene technology: corn line DP51291. This corn line has been genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate and protection from coleopteran insect pests.  

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Date of authorization: 15/12/2023
Scope of authorization: Food
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Summary of the safety assessment (food safety):
No potential public health and safety concerns have been identified in the assessment of herbicide-tolerant and insect-protected corn line DP51291. On the basis of the data provided in the present application and other available information, food derived from DP51291 is considered to be as safe for human consumption as food derived from non-GM corn cultivars.
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Organization/agency name (Full name):
Ministry for Primary Industries
Contact person name:
john vandenbeuken
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Physical full address:
Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, 6012
Phone number:
0298942581
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Country introduction:

New Zealand and Australia share a joint food regulation system for the composition of labelling of most foods. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is the regulatory agency responsible for the development of the joint food standards in Australia and New Zealand. The main office (approximately 120 staff) is located in Canberra (in the Australian Capital Territory) and the smaller New Zealand office (approximately 15 staff) is located in Wellington on the North Island.

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Stacked events:

FSANZ does not: Separately assess food from stacked event lines where food from the GM parents has already been approved; Mandate notification of stacked events by developers; Notify the public of stacked event ‘approvals’; List food derived from stacked event lines in the Code, unless the stacked event line has been separately assessed as a single line e.g. Application A518: MXB-13 cotton (DAS-21023-5 x DAS-24236-5)

Contact details of the competent authority(s) responsible for the safety assessment and the product applicant:

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) (http://www.foodstandards.gov.au)