ST. LOUIS -- The Environmental Protection Agency renewed Monsanto Co.'s (MON) registration for its insect-protected corn.
The registration extends the commercial license to sell YieldGard Corn Borer insect-protected corn an additional seven years.
In a press release Tuesday, Monsanto said the EPA determined that YieldGard Corn Borer posed no adverse human health or environmental safety concerns.
The agency reviewed key food and environmental safety evaluation areas including the impact of YieldGard Corn Borer on non-targets insects like the Monarch butterfly, the impact on endangered species, food safety including the potential for allergenicity, the effectiveness of insect-resistance management programs, and the compliance assurance for insect-resistance management programs.
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