Soybean event MON 94637 has been genetically modified to express two Bt-toxins (the chimeric Cry1A.2 and the chimeric Cry1B.2 proteins) which confer protection against Lepidopteran insect larvae, particularly soybean looper (Chrysodeixis includens) and velvet bean caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis).
The food safety assessment performed by the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) as advisory and technical arm of Thai FDA. BIOTEC conduct food safety assessment according to codex guideline and based on the safety data and information provided by the applicant (as specified in Annex 2 attached to Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.431). According to the existing scientific data and information available during the safety assessment, it is concluded that the soybean event MON 94637 is substantially equivalent to its conventional counterpart in terms of morphology, nutrition, toxicity and allergenicity.
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