India: India Approves the Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Mustard

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India: India Approves the Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Mustard

On October 18, 2022, India's Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)/Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recommended the environmental release of the locally developed genetically engineered (GE) mustard parental lines bn 3.6 carrying barnase and bar genes, and modbs 2.99 containing barstar and bar genes for the events to be used for developing new parental lines and hybrids, and GE mustard hybrid DMH-11 with these events for seed production. The GEAC clearance after approval from MoEF&CC and other statutory authorities, including the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), paves the way for the commercial use of the first GE food crop developed by a local public sector research organization.

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