Following the submission of application EFSA-GMO-NL-2011-100 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Monsanto, the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA GMO Panel) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety of herbicide-tolerant, increased oleic acid genetically modified (GM) soybean MON 87705 × MON 89788 (Unique Identifier MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1). The scope of application EFSA-GMO-NL-2011-100 is for food and feed uses, import and processing, but excludes cultivation within the European Union (EU).
The soybean single events MON 87705 (expressing CP4 EPSPS and having an altered fatty acid profile) and MON 89788 (expressing CP4 EPSPS) were assessed previously and no concerns were identified. No safety issue was identified by updated bioinformatic analyses, nor reported by the applicant concerning the two single soybean events, since the publication of the respective scientific opinions. Consequently, the EFSA GMO Panel considers that its previous conclusions on the safety of the single soybean events remain valid.
