BioTrack Product Database

MON-ØØ6Ø3-6
Transformation Event	NK603
Trade Name	Roundup Ready ™ Corn
Applicant	Monsanto
Organism Common Names	Maize
Organism Scientific Names	Zea mays
Centre of Origin and Diversity	Biology Consensus Document on Maize
Food and Feed Safety Issues	Compositional considerations for Maize
Methods for safe handling
Additional Information
Traits	Tolerance to Glyphosate
Genes	5-enolpyruvylshikimaete-3-phosphate synthase (epsps)

Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
Australia
June 20, 2002	Food	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	A416

Canada
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
March 07, 2001	Feed	Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Animal Feed Division	DD2002-35
February 19, 2001	Food	Health Canada - GM Foods and Other Novel Foods	CN food 603

European Union
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
April 24, 2015	Food and Feed	European Commission	EC-NK603		Method for detection: http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/StatusOfDossiers.aspx

Japan
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
March 27, 2001	Feed	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
March 30, 2001	Food	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)

Mexico
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
July 07, 2002	Food	Sanitary Services and Regulations Directorate (Secretary of Health)

New Zealand
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
November 14, 2002	Food	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	A416

United States of America
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
October 09, 2000	Food and Feed	Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)	BNF71	BNF71

Republic of Korea
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
June 04, 2004	Feed	Rural Development Administration (RDA)
December 24, 2002	Food	Food and Drug Administration (KFDA)
June 04, 2004	Processing	Rural Development Administration (RDA)

Paraguay
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
January 08, 2014	Commercial Release	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock	PRY 19/2014

Brazil
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
September 18, 2008	Commercial Release	The National Technical Biosafety Committee (CTNBio)	BRA_MON00603

South Africa
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
September 20, 2002	Commercial planting	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
September 20, 2002	Importation exportation	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
September 20, 2002	Food and or feed	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
August 02, 2002	Import as food and feed	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)

Viet Nam
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
August 11, 2014	Food and Feed	Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ministry of Industry and Trade	3497/QÐ-BNN-KHCN
November 03, 2014	Cultivation	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	2486/QÐ-BTNMT

Philippines
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
September 10, 2013	Food and Feed	Department of Agriculture	PHI NK603 FF
March 16, 2015	Cultivation	Department of Agriculture	PHI NK603

Costa Rica
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
January 17, 2017	Seed production for expor	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock State Phytosanitary Service

Uruguay
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
June 21, 2011	Food and Feed	National Biosafty Cabinet	UY Resolution 30/2011

Colombia
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
December 15, 2006	Feed	Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario	COL Resolución 3744
May 29, 2008	Cultivation	Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario	COL Resolucion 1680

Argentina
Date of approval	Type of use	Authority	Decision	Risk assessment	Methods for detections-Reference materials
July 13, 2004	Cultiv and Food and Feed	Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGyP)	AR640-2005