Australia Approves Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Banana

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) recently approved a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) application to permit food derived from a banana line genetically engineered (GE) for resistance to Panama disease.

The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) in Australia issued a license permitting the commercial growth of a genetically engineered (GE) banana (QCAV-4).

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) concluded the GE banana is just as safe and nutritious as a conventional banana. This ruling is the first GE fruit assessed and approved by FSANZ.