A1278 - Beta-Fructofuranosidase from GM Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid

​​​​This application seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit a genetically modified strain of Trichoderma reesei containing the beta-fructofuranosidase gene from Aspergillus niger to be used as a processing aid in the production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) and to reduce sugar (sucrose) levels in treated fruit and vegetable products. ​

A1274 - Food derived from disease-resistant banana line QCAV-4

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved an application from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to permit food derived from a banana line genetically modified (GM) for resistance to Panama disease.

Banana line QCAV-4 is the first whole GM fruit assessed and approved by FSANZ and the first GM banana approved in the world.

The Australian and New Zealand Food Ministers did not seek a review of the GM banana's approval for food use.

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