Report on the verification of the performance of MON 87705 and MON 89788 event-specific PCR-based methods applied to DNA extracted from GM stack soybean MON 87705 x MON 89788

An application was submitted by Monsanto Company to request the authorisation of genetically modified (GM stack) soybean MON 87705 x MON 89788 (with improved fatty acid profile and glyphosate-tolerance) and all sub-combinations of the individual events as present in the segregating progeny, for food and feed uses, and import and processing, in accordance with articles 5 and 17 of Regulation (EC) N° 1829/2003 on GM Food and Feed. The unique identifier assigned to the GM stack MON 87705 x MON 89788 soybean is MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1. The GM stack MON 87705 x MON 89788 soybean has been obtained by conventional crossing of two genetically modified single line soybean events: MON 87705 and MON 89788 without any new genetic modification. The EU-RL GMFF has previously validated individually, and declared fit for purpose, the detection methods for the single line soybean events MON 87705 and MON 89788 and has published the corresponding reports (see http://gmocrl. jrc.ec.europa.eu/StatusOfDossiers.aspx). In line with the approach defined by the ENGL (http://gmocrl. jrc.ec.europa.eu/doc/Min_Perf_Requirements_Analytical_methods.pdf) the EU-RL GMFF therefore has carried out only an inhouse verification of the performance of each validated method when applied to DNA extracted from the GM stack MON 87705 x MON 89788 soybean. The hereby reported in-house verification study led to the conclusion that the individual methods meet the ENGL requirements also when applied to DNA extracted from the GM stack MON 87705 x MON 89788 soybean.