May 22, 2009
Brazil regulator approves Monsanto GM cotton seed
Brazil's biosafety regulator CTNBio has approved the use of Monsanto's Bollgard 2 GM cotton seed.
Despite the approval, the pest-resistant cotton variety must still be approved by Brazil's Agriculture Ministry before it can be planted in the country.
Monsanto has a total of six GM cotton varieties, soy and corn already approved for commercial planting in Brazil.
Bollgard 2 is a second-generation pest-resistant cotton. It contains two different insect control genes, compared with the single insect control gene in its predecessor Bollgard, which was approved in Brazil in 2005.
Other GM cotton seeds developed by Bayer and Dow Chemical have already been approved for use in Brazil.
