据美国联邦公报消息,4月18日美国环保署发布终期条例,临时豁免苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bacillus Thuringiensis,mCry51Aa2)蛋白在棉花中的残留限量。截止日期为2019年2月28日。
孟山都公司发起本次限量豁免申请。相关的棉花商品包括:棉花食品与饲料、棉毛籽、轧棉副产品、棉花饲料、棉花干草等。
新条例自4月18日起生效,征求意见截止6月19日。
部分原文报道如下:
This regulation establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis mCry51Aa2 protein in or on the food and feed commodities of cotton; cotton undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, forage; cotton, hay; cotton, hulls; cotton, meal; and cotton, refined oil, when used as a plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) in accordance with the terms of Experimental Use Permit (EUP) No. 524-108.