Table 1 Summary of various aspects covered in the assessed industry studies submitted to the EU for the application of the Bt maize (see list of the 14 industry studies in Additional file 1: Table S1)
Cry proteins | No. of lep. species studied | |
|---|---|---|
TO | NTO | |
Cry1F | 2 | 2 |
Cry1Ab | 1 | 1 |
Cry1Ac | 0 | 1 |
Cry1A.105 | 1 | 0 |
Cry2Ab2 | 2 | 0 |
Cry34/35 | 3 | 1 |
Cry9C | 0 | 1 |
Diet | No. of experiments | |
|---|---|---|
TO | NTO | |
Artificial diet | 3 | 4 |
Plant material | 11 | 1 |
Toxin application | No. of experiments | |
|---|---|---|
TO | NTO | |
Maize pollen | 0 | 3 |
Maize leaves | 3 | 0 |
Cry powder | 7 | 1 |
Bacterial Cry | 4 | 1 |
Endpoints | No. of records | |
|---|---|---|
TO | NTO | |
Survival | 12 | 5 |
Body weight | 7 | 5 |
Feeding | 3 | 1 |
Development | 2 | 1 |
Exposure | No. of experiments | |
|---|---|---|
TO (n = 14) | NTO (n = 5) | |
Exposure (days) | 6.86 (1.56) | 6.40 (1.34) |
Duration (days) | 6.86 (1.56) | 7.40 (0.89) |