Novel Food Information- Herbicide-Tolerant Rice – HPHI2 Event (Provisia®)

Novel Food Information- Herbicide-Tolerant Rice – HPHI2 Event (Provisia®) Health Canada has notified BASF that it has no objection to the food use of rice expressing endogenous acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) containing a single amino acid mutation which confers tolerance to the aryloxyphenoxypropionate (FOP) and cyclohexanediones (DIM) group of herbicides used to control grass weeds. The Department conducted a comprehensive assessment of this rice event according to its Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods. 2021-10-06 Health Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyNovel FoodHerbicide-Tolerant RiceHPHI2 EventProvisia®BASFsingle amino acid mutationtolerance to the aryloxyphenoxypropionateFOPcyclohexanedionesDIMherbicides usedcontrol grass weedsfood safety assessment Novel Food Information- Herbicide-Tolerant Rice – HPHI2 Event (Provisia®)HTML https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/genetically-modified-foods-other-novel-foods/approved-products/novel-food-information-provisia-rice.html Novel Food Information- Herbicide-Tolerant Rice – HPHI2 Event (Provisia®)HTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/aliments-nutrition/aliments-genetiquement-modifies-autres-aliments-nouveaux/produits-approuves/renseignements-aliments-nouveaux-provisia-riz.html

Health Canada has notified BASF that it has no objection to the food use of rice expressing endogenous acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) containing a single amino acid mutation which confers tolerance to the aryloxyphenoxypropionate (FOP) and cyclohexanediones (DIM) group of herbicides used to control grass weeds. The Department conducted a comprehensive assessment of this rice event according to its Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods.

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