Application A1138 - Food Derived from Provitamin A Rice Line Approval Report

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed an application made by the International Rice Research Institute to seek approval for food derived from rice line GR2E, genetically modified to produce provitamin A carotenoids, especially beta-carotene, in the grain. On 3 August 2017, FSANZ sought submissions on a draft variation and published an associated report. FSANZ received 33 submissions. FSANZ approved the draft variation on 6 December 2017. The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation was notified of FSANZ’s decision on 19 December 2017