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U.S. Deregulation
Crop
Gene/Trait
First Sales
Company
FDA
USDA
EPA
EU
Rapeseed
Lauroyl-ACP thioesterase/Laurate vegetable oil
1995
Calgene
4/95
10/95
N/A
F Review
Phytase/Low-phytate rapeseed
a
Mogen
NLReview
Barnase-barstar/Male sterility
b
1996/1997
PGS
1996
c
1997
Potato
AS
-starch synthase/Increased amylopectin
AVEBE
Review
Radicchio
Barnase-barstar/Male sterility
1996
Bejo Zaden
1996
c
Tomato
AS
-Polygalacturonase (‘FlavrSavr’)
1994
Calgene
5/94
10/92
N/A
CS
-Polygalacturonase
1995
Zeneca/Petoseed
9/94
6/95
N/A
UK 1994
d
CS
-ACC synthase (‘Endless Summer’)
1995
DNAP
10/94
1/95
N/A
ACC deaminase
1998
Monsanto
9/94
review
N/A
AdoMet hydrolase
1998
Agritope
1996
3/96
N/A
Table 2.5. Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. and EU (Quality Traits Only).
aApplies to feed quality;
bapplies to seed quality and yield;
cnot (yet) allowed for food and feeding purpose;
dcleared for food, tomato paste only; AS means antisense ap-
proach; CS means cosuppression approach.Sources:
Kridl and Shewmaker (1996); USDA/APHIS/BSS; RKI.