This Appliation was Rejected based on the Tanzania Food, Drugs and Cosmetics (Marketing of Foods and Designed Products for Infants and Young Children) Regulations (2013), Government Notice No. 60 published on 15/3/2013.
Regulation 16 (a) infant formula, follow up formula or formula for special medical purposes intended for infants or omplementary food shall not be manufactured using genetically modified organisms.
| Release date | 27/03/2015 |
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| Geographical coverage | Tanzania, |
TYPE OF APPLICATION: Use of GMO food for Nutritional study for infants and children below five years in Mara Region
TITLE OF THE PROJECT
Novel Sorghum-Based Fortified Blended Foods for Infants and Young Children in Mara Region, Tanzania
PURPOSE
To determine the efficacy of newly blended sorghum-based food products against traditional corn-soy blends used for food aid.
Proposed start and end of the project: July 2015 to December 2015
Brief description of the project
The study will test novel sorghum-based micronutrient-fortified blended foods for nutritional efficacy and consumer acceptance. These products are sorghum-cowpea and sorghum-soybean blends, or ‘porridge mixes’, that are processed and cooked using extrusion technology, and are intended for use in supplemental feeding and nutritional programs for infants and children below five years of age.
The products will be tested in a five-month field trial of 1,890 children under five years of age. Children will consume the blended foods three times per day throughout the duration of the study and be monitored for vitamin A, iron, and anthropometric measures at three points within the study: baseline, midpoint, and final evaluations.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GMO
Common and scientific names of the parent organism (Common name: Scientific name):
Maize; Zea mays
Soybean; Glycine max
Vector(s) or methods used for the transfer of genetic material
Maize: Transfer of genetic material carried out by particle acceleration technology.
Soybean: Transfer of genetic material carried out by particle acceleration technology.
Class of the modified trait
Maize: Herbicide resistance
Soybean: Herbicide resistance
Modified trait
Maize: Resistance to glyphosate
Soybean: Resistance to glyphosate
Organism (s) from which the gene(s) responsible for the modified trait(s) were isolated
Maize: Agrobacterium tumefaciens strainCP4
Soybeans: Agrobacterium tumefaciens strainCP4
Stage of plant development to be Used,
Maize: Grain will be used in a processed form (milled, partially cooked and blended flours) as human consumption product CSB+
Soybeans: Grain will be used in a processed form (milled,partially cooked and blended flours)as human consumption product CSB+