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Help on Searching the U.S. Database of
Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews...
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How to Search:
You may search this database by selecting from a pick list as shown in most of the boxes,
or by entering more specific information into the "Event" or "Keyword" boxes, as shown below:
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Search Criteria
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Common Name
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Select the common name of
the crop for which you are seeking information from the list provided.
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Scientific Name
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Select the scientific
name of the crop for which you are seeking information from the list
provided.
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Trait Category
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Select trait
categories describing the expression of the gene(s) of interest from the
list provided.
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Applicant
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Select a name of a
company, developer, or sponsor who submitted the product(s) for review from
the list provided.
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Event
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Enter an event
designation in this box. An event designation is the
designation for the genetic line resulting from the gene insertion event
(that is, from the original introduction of genetic material into the plant
via genetic engineering).
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Trait Description:
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Enter keywords (e.g.
trait description such as physical characteristics or the name of the specific
protein inserted (for example, Cry1Ab) or tradenames) in this box.
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Pick from the
appropriate list, or enter a simple search term into the boxes provided. If you enter more than
one field search criteria, the query will retrieve all the products that
match all
terms. For example, if you enter Common Name=Corn and Applicant =
Monsanto Company, then the search function will retrieve only those
records for corn
produced by Monsanto Company.
In general, the more
boxes you fill with terms, the more specific results returned from the
search. If your search does not return as many records as expected,
try entering fewer or less specific criteria. For example, if you
type the word "Cry1Ab: in the Keyword box, the database will
retrieve records with the protein Cry1Ab. However if you type
"Cry" in the Keyword box, the search will return records
on all Cry proteins. Similarly, if you select Cotton in the Common
Name box and the Name Monsanto in the Applicant box, the search will
retrieve fewer records than if only the Common Name=Cotton was
selected.
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How to Read the Search Results
The search results
will show records that include columns as
follows:
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Unique Identifier
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This column contains an alphanumeric code assigned by the applicant to the product according to guidelines developed in 2002 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD Guidelines). This field may be blank because developers may not have assigned unique identifiers to products developed before implementation of guidelines for Unique Identifiers or to products that were never commercialized.
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Common Name/ Scientific
Name
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This column contains both common and scientific names for the product. In some instances, a review may apply only to a particular subgroup of the crop plant (e.g., field corn but not sweet corn).
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Trait Category
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This column contains a general description of the type of introduced trait.
The trait listed here will be one or more of those found in the pick list of
the database search box, e.g., insect resistance.
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Applicant
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This column contains the name of the company, developer, or sponsor who originally
submitted the product for review. The applicant may or may not be the current owner
or marketer of the product.
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Event
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This column contains the designation for the genetic line derived from the
insertion of genetic material into the plant genome via genetic engineering,
i.e., the “transformation event.”
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Trait
Description
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This column contains specific details about the traits introduced into the
product beyond what is listed in the Trait Category. For example, while the
trait category column might show that the product displays insect resistance,
this column may show the specific type of resistance (e.g., lepidopteran),
the protein providing such resistance (e.g., Cry1F), and the donor organism
(e.g., Bacillus thuringiensis (BT).
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Reviewed Uses within the U.S.
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This column describes the type of reviews that have been completed in the United States.
Specifically, a listing of
"Food" means that:
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FDA has completed a review for consumption by humans; and
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If the product is a plant that contains a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP),
EPA has completed review of the PIP.
"Feed" means that:
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FDA has completed a review for consumption by animals; and
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If the product is a plant that contains a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP),
EPA has completed review of the PIP.
"Planting" means that:
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USDA-APHIS has completed a review of the product and granted nonregulated status
under APHIS biotechnology regulations; and
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If the product is a plant that contains a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP),
EPA has completed review of the PIP.
For some products in the database, EPA has specified certain restrictions or conditions
associated with planting. The conditions for each product can be found by clicking on
the "More Info" button for that product and then clicking on the links to the
EPA Assessment Summary and Registration Label. It is the responsibility of the reader
to ascertain the use conditions within the United States of any given product.
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