Bayer Coleopteran Resistant Maize Nonregulated Status

APHIS completed its review of Bayer's petition for nonregulated status for a coleopteran-resistant maize event. The agency determined that this GE maize line is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and therefore no longer requires regulation under the Plant Protection Act. The determination is specific to this single Bayer maize event.

Agricultural biotechnology companies and researchers developing similar GE maize varieties should note that each product requires separate petition and review process. Developers should maintain documentation of their regulated status determinations and understand that this nonregulated status applies only to Bayer's specific event. No compliance actions or reporting requirements are triggered by this determination.