Application A1232 - Food derived from drought-tolerant wheat line IND-00412-7 (Approval Report)

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed an application made by Trigall Genetics seeking to permit the sale and use of food derived from a new food produced using gene technology: wheat line IND-00412-7. This wheat line has been genetically modified for drought and herbicide tolerance (glufosinate). On 6 December 2021, FSANZ sought submissions on a draft variation to Schedule 26 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and published an associated report. FSANZ received eight submissions. FSANZ approved the draft variation on 27 April 2022.The Food Ministers’ Meeting (formerly the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation) was notified of FSANZ’s decision on 6 May 2022.