GHB614
GHB614 is a variety of Roundup Ready cotton made by Bayer CropScience. GHB614 cotton is genetically engineered to survive being sprayed with glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's herbicide Roundup. Farmers are instructed to spray their entire fields of cotton with Roundup, killing the weeds and leaving the crop alive. Roundup Ready crops and genetically modified organisms are controversial around the world.
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Deregulation in the U.S.
, Bayer CropScience submitted a petition to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for the deregulation of its cotton variety GHB614. On , APHIS published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the Monsanto petition was available for public review and soliciting public comments, due on or before . The USDA conducted an environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and issued a "finding of no significant impact" (FONSI). GHB614 cotton was deregulated on
At the time of deregulation, APHIS wrote in the Federal Register:
2008: Deregulation in Canada
GHB614 was deregulated in Canada on March 13, 2008.[1]
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- Roundup Ready Cotton
- Roundup Ready Crops
- Herbicide Tolerant Crops
- Genetically Modified Organisms
- Roundup
- Glyphosate
- Glyphosate Resistant Weeds
- GMO Policies by Country
- Bayer CropScience
References
- ↑ Novel Food Decisions - Approved Products, Health Canada, Accessed August 15, 2012.
External resources
- GM Crop Database, Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
- Overview of GMO Events Commercially Available and Regulatory Status
- Novel Food Decisions - Approved Products, Health Canada.
