BE Potato Crop Summary

BE Potato Events in the Food Supply

BE Event Trait Producing 

Countries Comments FDA Review

X17

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Late Blight 

Protection, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

Canada, United 

States

Trade name: 

Innate® Acclimate BNF-153

Y9

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Late Blight 

Protection,

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

Canada, United 

States

Trade name: 

Innate® Hibernate BNF-153

V11

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

United States Trade name: 

Innate® Invigorate BNF-152

W8

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

Canada, United 

States

Trade name: 

Innate® BNF-146

F10

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: Innate® 

Generate BNF-141

E12

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: Innate® 

Cultivate BNF-141
Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

J3

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: Innate® 

Accelerate BNF-141

J55

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

Canada, United 

States BNF-141

G11

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

United States BNF-141

H50

Reduced Black 

Spot Bruising, 

Reduced Levels of 

Free Asparagine 

and Reducing 

Sugars

United States BNF-141

RBMT21-350 Virus Resistant Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Plus Russet 

Burbank

BNF-048

RBMT21-129 Virus Resistant Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Plus Russet 

Burbank

BNF-048

RBMT22-082 Virus Resistant Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Plus Russet 

Burbank

BNF-048

RBMT21-152 Virus Resistant United States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Plus Russet 

Burbank

BNF-048

RBMT22-238 Virus Resistant United States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Plus Russet 

Burbank

BNF-048
RBMT22-186 Virus Resistant United States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Plus Russet 

Burbank

BNF-048

RBMT22-262 Virus Resistant United States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Plus Russet 

Burbank

BNF-048

RBMT15-101 Virus Resistant Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Y Russet 

Burbank

BNF-049

SEMT15-15 Virus Resistant Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Shepody NewLeafTM 

Y

BNF-049

SEMT15-02 Virus Resistant Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Shepody NewLeafTM 

Y

BNF-049

SEMT15-07 Virus Resistant United States

Trade Name: 

Shepody NewLeafTM 

Y

BNF-049

HLMT15-3 Virus Resistant United States Trade Name: HiLite NewLeafTM Y BNF-049

HLMT15-15 Virus Resistant United States Trade Name: HiLite NewLeafTM Y BNF-049

HLMT15-46 Virus Resistant United States Trade Name: HiLite NewLeafTM Y BNF-049

ATBT04-31 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Atlantic NewLeafTM BNF-033

ATBT04-36 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Atlantic NewLeafTM BNF-033

ATBT04-6 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Atlantic NewLeafTM BNF-033

SPBT02-5 Insect Resistance United States Trade Name: 

Superior NewLeafTM BNF-033

ATBT04-30 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Atlantic NewLeafTM BNF-033

SPBT02-7 Insect Resistance United States Trade Name: 

Superior NewLeafTM BNF-033

BT16 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Russet 

Burbank

BNF-005

BT10 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Russet 

Burbank

BNF-005
BT17 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Russet 

Burbank

BNF-005

BT12 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Russet 

Burbank

BNF-005

BT23 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Russet 

Burbank

BNF-005

BT06 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Russet 

Burbank

BNF-005

BT18 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: New 

LeafTM Russet 

Burbank

BNF-005

BE Potato Production

BE potatoes are in commercial production in the United States and Canada. Current production 

is relatively minor; ISAAA (2017) estimated 3000 ha of BE potato production in the United 

States in 2017. BE potato versions have been developed for three potato cultivars: Atlantic, 

Ranger Russet and Russet Burbank. All other potato cultivars may be presumed to be non-BE 

potatoes.

Some fresh market BE potatoes are sold under the trade name White RussetTM.

BE Potato Food Safety Reviews

Between 1995 and 2017, the FDA completed 9 biotechnology consultations for 38 BE potato 

events (FDA, 2018). Of these, 27 events were reviewed in the 1990’s and none of these remain 

in commercial production at this time. Since 2014, FDA has reviewed 11 new BE potato events; 

some of these are currently in the market.

Food safety reviews for events E12, F10, and J3 have also been conducted by Australia, Canada, 

Mexico and New Zealand (ISAAA, 2017).

References

FDA (2018) Biotechnology Consultations on Food from GE Plant Varieties

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/?set=Biocon

ISAAA (2017) Global Status of Commercialized Biotech-GM Crops – 2017