Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

MON531

GM event: MON531

Unique identifier code: MON-ØØ531-6

Authorisation holder: Bayer Agriculture BVBA
Scheldelaan 460, 2040 Antwerp, Belgium
On behalf of Monsanto Company — 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard — St. Louis, Missouri 63167 — United States of America

Characteristics: Genetically modified cotton line MON-ØØ531-6 expresses the Cry1Ac protein which confers resistance to lepidopteran pests. An nptII gene, conferring kanamycin and neomycin resistance, and aadA gene, conferring spectinomycin and streptomycin resistance, were used as selective markers in the genetic modification process.

Detection method: Event specific real-time quantitative PCR based method for genetically modified MON-ØØ531-6 cotton.
Validated by the EU Reference Laboratory established under Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, published at: https://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/method-validations

Commodity: Cotton

Authorised use: (1) Food produced from MON-ØØ531-6 cotton;
(2) Feed produced from MON-ØØ531-6 cotton.

Status: Authorised

Applies in: England, Scotland, Wales

Status change date: 24 April 2015 The date the status was last changed.

Labelling: For the purposes of the specific labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) and Article 25(2) of Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and in Article 4(6) of Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, the ’name of the organism’ shall be ’cotton’.

Post-market monitoring: Not required

Environmental monitoring plan: not specified

Information needed under Cartagena Protocol (Annex II): Not Applicable

Legislation links: England, Scotland, Wales: 2015/689

Last updated: 01 April 2025 The date the item authorisation was last modified.