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Tabel 3: Novel Food applications approved under Regulation (EC) No. 258/97
(Last revised: February 28, 2006 )

Organism & Transformation event	Applicant	Novel trait(s)	Food use	Initial assessment carried out by	Application date	Current status	Commission Decision
Maize (Zea mays) Bt11 (pZO1502)	Novartis Seeds Basel	Herbicide tolerance glufosinate & insect tolerance	vegetable, tinned and frozen sweet maize, sweet maize powder	The Netherlands Dutch Ministry for Health	11 February 1999	Initial Assessment Report received Pending (art. 13 procedure) Favourable SCF1 opinion April 2002	19 May 2004 - 2004/657/EC
Maize (Zea mays) NK603	Monsanto Services, International S.A.	Herbicide tolerance: glyphosate	Grains and derived ingredients	The Netherlands Health Council	June 2001	Initial Assessment Report received Scientific opinion of EFSA2 of 25 November 2003	26 October 2004 - press release

• ¹SCF: Scientific Committee for Foods (EU): http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/index_en.html
• ²EFSA: European Food Safety Authority: http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/gmo/gmo_opinions/catindex_en.html

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