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Table 11: Genetically modified plants: approvals and
applications1 worldwide
Product |
Company |
Altered trait / classification |
Arg |
Aus |
Can |
CH |
Den |
EC |
Jap |
Mex |
NL |
UK |
USA |
Carnation |
Florigene |
PQ |
|
x, x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chicory (Radicio) |
Bejo-Zaden |
MS / HT (pt) |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
- |
|
|
Corn |
Ciba Seeds(Novartis) |
IR/HT(pt) |
- * |
|
x |
- |
|
x |
x |
|
- |
x |
x |
Corn |
Novartis |
IR |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Corn |
DeKalb |
HT(pt) |
- * |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Corn |
DeKalb |
IR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
Corn |
AgrEvo/Hoechst |
HT(pt) |
- * |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
x |
x |
Corn |
Monsanto |
IR/HT(gly) |
- * |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
x, - |
Corn |
Monsanto |
IR |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
x |
|
Corn |
Mycogen |
IR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Corn |
Northrup King/Sandoz |
IR |
- * |
|
x |
|
|
- |
x |
|
|
x |
x |
Corn |
Pioneer§ |
IR/HT |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
x§ |
|
Corn |
Plant Genetic Systems |
MS/HT(pt) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Corn |
RAGT |
HT(pt) |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Cotton |
Calgene/Rhône Poulenc |
HT(br) |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Cotton |
Calgene |
IR/HT(br) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
Cotton |
DuPont |
HT(su) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Cotton |
Monsanto |
IR |
|
x |
x |
|
|
|
|
x * |
|
x |
x |
Cotton |
Monsanto |
HT(gly) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Flax |
U. of Saskatchewan |
HT(su) |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Melon |
Limagrain |
VR |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Oilseed rape/canola |
AgrEvo |
HT(pt) |
|
|
x |
|
|
- |
x |
|
- |
x |
x |
Oilseed rape/canola |
Calgene |
PQ |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Oilseed rape/canola |
Monsanto |
HT(gly) |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
x |
x * |
|
x |
x |
Oilseed rape/canola |
Plant Genetic Systems |
MS/HT(pt) |
|
|
x |
|
|
x, - |
x |
|
- |
x |
x |
Papaya |
Cornell U./U. of Hawaii |
VR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Potato |
Avebe |
Starch compos. |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
x |
|
|
Potato |
Monsanto |
IR |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
x |
x * |
|
|
x, x |
Soybean |
AgrEvo/Hoechst |
HT(pt) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Soybean |
DuPont |
PQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
Soybean |
Monsanto |
HT(gly) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
- |
x |
x |
x * |
x |
x |
x |
Squash |
Asgrow(Seminis) |
VR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Squash |
Upjohn/Asgrow |
VR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Tobacco |
Seita |
HT(br) |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
| |
Tomato(cherry) |
Agritope |
PQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Tomato |
Calgene |
PQ |
|
|
x |
|
|
- |
|
x * |
|
x |
x, - |
Tomato |
DNA Plant Technology |
PQ |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Tomato |
Monsanto |
PQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Tomato |
Zeneca(&Petoseed) |
PQ |
|
|
x |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
x |
x |
x = approved; - = pending; §, under license from Monsanto;
Arg, Argentina; Aus, Australia; Can, Canada; CH, Switzerland; Den, Denmark;
EC, European Community; Jap, Japan; Mex, Mexico; NL, Netherlands;
US, United States; HT, herbicide-tolerant; pt, phosphinothricin;
gly, Glyphosate; br, bromoxinyl; su, sulfonylurea; IR, insect-resistant;
MS, male sterile; PQ, product quality; Starch compos., starch
composition altered; VR, virus-resistant. Sources: APHIS/USDA,
BAG, DOE, EPA, FDA, GIBiP, GMAC, HC, MAFF, MHW, NFA, Rikilt-dlo,
RKI, Company Information, James and Krattiger, 1996*.
1 Many regulatory authorities do not release
specific information on pending applications.
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