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Table 2 Compositional analysis

From: Review of GMO safety assessment studies: glyphosate residues in Roundup Ready crops is an ignored issue

References

Year published

Authors

Author affiliation

Crop studied

Subject

Main finding

Relevant co-technology

Relevant analysis for herbicide residues

[36]

1996

Padgette et al.

Industry

GTS 40-3-2 soybean

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide not applied

Not relevant

[37]

1996

Nida et al.

Industry

GT-cotton

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide not applied

Not relevant

[45]

1999

Taylor et al.

Industry

GTS 40-3-2 soybean

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide applied at prescribed rate

No analysis

[71]

2000

Sidhu et al.

Industry

GT-corn

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Unclear

No analysis

[44]

2002

Ridley et al.

Industry

GT-maize NK603

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide applied at prescribed rate

No analysis

[72]

2004

Sidhu et al.

Industry

GT-corn

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Unclear

No analysis

[73]

2004

Obert et al.

Industry

GT-wheat MON71800

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide not applied

Not relevant

[41]

2005

McCann et al.

Industry

GTS 40-3-2 soybean

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide applied at prescribed rate

No analysis

[43]

2006

McCann et al.

Industry

GT-alfalfa

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide applied at prescribed rate

No analysis

[39]

2007

Harrigan et al.

Industry

GTS 40-3-2 soybean

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide applied at prescribed rate

No analysis

[41]

2007

McCann et al.

Industry

GT-corn MON88017

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Unclear

No analysis

[40]

2008

Lundry et al.

Industry

GT-soybean MON89788

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide applied at prescribed rate

No analysis

[74]

2010

Berman et al.

Industry

GT-soybean MON89788

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide not applied

No analysis

[30]

2014

Bøhn et al.

Public (university)

GTS 40-3-2 soybean

Compositional analysis

Significant differences found

Material from farm-fields: Glyphosate herbicides applied at realistic representative rate

Pesticide analysis performed and reported

[75]

2014

Delaney et al.

Industry

GT-canola DP-Ø73496-4

Compositional analysis

Substantial equivalence assumed

Glyphosate herbicide applied at prescribed rate

No analysis

  1. 15 Published studies comparing compositional quality of glyphosate-tolerant crop varieties with unmodified conventional comparators