BE Canola Crop Summary

BE Canola Events in the Food Supply

BE Event Trait Producing 

Countries Comments FDA Review

HCN92 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

Liberty LinkTM 

InnovatorTM

BNF-023

23 High Laurate Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

LauricalTM BNF-025

GT73 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

Roundup ReadyTM BNF-020

MS1 Pollination 

Control

Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

InVigorTM BNF-032

RF2 Pollination 

Control

Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

InVigorTM BNF-032

RF1 Pollination 

Control

Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

InVigorTM BNF-032

T45 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

InVigorTM BNF-046

RF3 Pollination 

Control

Australia, Canada, 

United States not commercialized BNF-057

MS8 Pollination 

Control

Australia, Canada,

United States not commercialized BNF-057

MPS961 Reduced Phytate none not commercialized BNF-052

MPS962 Reduced Phytate none not commercialized BNF-052

MPS963 Reduced Phytate United States not commercialized BNF-052

MPS964 Reduced Phytate None not commercialized BNF-052

MPS965 Reduced Phytate none not commercialized BNF-052

OXY-235 Herbicide 

Tolerance Canada not commercialized BNF-064

GT200 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Roundup ReadyTM BNF-077

MON 88302 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Australia, Canada, 

United States

Trade name: 

TruFlexTM Roundup 

ReadyTM

BNF-127
BE Event Trait Producing 

Countries Comments FDA Review

73496 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Australia, Canada, 

United States not commercialized BNF-129

MS11

Herbicide 

Tolerance and 

Male Sterility

Canada, United 

States BNF-157

BE Canola Production

BE canola is commercially produced in three countries: Australia, Canada and the United 

States. Canola from these three countries should be presumed to be BE canola.

In 2017, 30% of all global canola production was BE canola (Statistica, 2018). Note that in the 

ISAAA database, canola is listed in two separate categories: Argentine and Polish. These are 

historic terms that refer to Brassica napus and B. rapa, respectively. No B. rapa BE canola has 

ever been commercialized.

BE Canola Food Safety Reviews

Since 1995, the FDA has completed 12 biotechnology consultations for 19 BE canola events 

(FDA, 2018). All of the BE canola events in the table above were reviewed by the FDA.

Health Canada has conducted food safety reviews for most of these same events. Additionally, 

many countries that import canola seed, canola oil or canola meal have conducted BE canola 

food safety reviews. For example, in addition to the United States and Canada, food safety 

reviews of BE canola event GT73 have been conducted by Australia, China, the European Union, 

Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan (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

Statistica (2018)