Australia: Australia Approves Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Banana

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Australia: Australia Approves Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Banana
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) application to permit food derived from a banana line genetically engineered (GE) for resistance to Panama disease. The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) in Australia issued a license permitting the commercial growth of a genetically engineered (GE) banana (QCAV-4). This ruling is the first GE fruit assessed and approved by FSANZ.
New Technologies
East Asia and the Pacific, Australia
Fruits and Vegetables, Fresh Fruit

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