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THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
A.
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures
Parent (Wild
type) Organism
1. Domestication
a) No
reproduction
without human
aid
b) Semidomesticated:
wild or feral
populations
known
c) Selfpropagating,
wild
2. Agents for
control
a) Known
b) None
Known
X
X
Cccorn can be easily
controlled b available
herbicide. It can not survive
without the aid of man
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
3. Origin
a) Indigenous
b) Exotic
c) Unknown (not
sure)
4. Pest/Pathogen
a) Relatives not
pests/pathogens
b) Relatives are
pests/pathogens
c) Organism is
pest/pathogen
itself
5. Survival under
adverse conditions
a) Ultra short term
b) Short term
c) Long term (e.g.
spores, cysts,
seeds, dormancy)
X
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures
Corn is not indigenous in
the Phil. But has long
history of cultivation
X
X
The only survival
mechanism is the seed but
germination do not last
long if not properly stored
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
6. Distribution/
habitat
a) Narrow range
b) Broad range
c) Unknown
(limited
studies)
7. Gene exchange
in natural
populations
a) None
b) Frequent
c) Unknown
B.
Genetic
Constituents
1. Donor DNA
1.1 Source of
insertion
X
X
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures
Widely distributed
throughout the world. Seeds
of Bt corn will be properly
accounted for
Corn undergo both self and
cross polination thus gene
easily move via outcrossing.
Plants will be bagged or
detasseled
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
a) Same species
b) Closely related
species
c) Unrelated
species
1.2
2.
Characterizatio
n
a) Full
b) Poor
c) Unknown
Vector
1.1 Source of
vector
a) Same
species; nonpathogen
b) Closely
related species;
non-pathogen
c) Unrelated
species or
pathogen
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures
X
X
X
The genes have been
properly sequenced and
identified. No unknown
sequences
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
1.2 Vector
DNA/RNA in
altered genome
a) Absent
b) Present but
non-functional
c) Functional
C.
Phenotype of
Organism
1. Fitness
a) Reduced
irreversibly
b) Reduced
reversibly
c) Increased
2. Infectivity,
virulence,
pathogenicity
or toxicity
Not Applicable
X
X
Mitigating Measures
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
a) Reduced
irreversibly
b) Reduced
reversibly
c) Increased
3. Host range
a) Unchanged
b) Broadened or
shifted
4. Substrate
resource
a) Unchanged
b) Altered
c) Expanded
5. Environmental
limits to growth
or reproduction
(habitat,
microhabitat)
Not Applicable
X
X
X
Mitigating Measures
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
a) Narrowed but
not shifted
b) Broadened or
shifted
6. Resistance to
disease,
parasitism,
herbivory or
predation
a) Decreased
b) Unchanged
c) Increased/
Unknown
Not Applicable
X
The transgenic plants
expressed the Cry1A(b)
protein, which increased
resistance to certain
Lepidopteran insect pests
including the ACB
X
7. Susceptibility
7.1 to agents of
control
a) Increased
b) Unchanged
Mitigating Measures
X
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
7.2 to absence of
substrate
a) Increased
b) Unchanged
c) Decreased
Mitigating Measures
X
7.3 to destruction
by mechanical
means
a) Increased
b) Unchanged
c) Decreased
8. Similarity to
phenotypes
previously used
safely
a) Identical
b) Similar
c) Dissimilar
Not Applicable
X
X
Cargill hybrids derived from
line MON 8100 are exactlty
the same as the nontransfomed plants except
that it has increased
resistance to Acb due to
C2y1A(b) protein derived
from Bt
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
D.
Attributed of the
Environment
1. Positive selection
for GMO
a) Absent
b) Present
2. Possible dispersal
to wild, weedy,
or feral relatives
a) No
b) Yes
3. Vectors or agents
of dissemination
or dispersal
(mites, insects,
rodents, birds,
humans,
machines, wind,
water, etc.)
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
a) Absent
b) Present but
controllable
c) Present and
uncontrollable
4. Direct
involvement in
basic
Ecosystem
processes (e.g.
nutrient
cycling)
a) Not involved
b) Marginally
involved
c) Involved/key
species
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
5. Range of
environments for
use or testing;
potential
geographical
range
a) Very
restricted
b) Restricted
c) Broad/
widespread
6. Simulation of
test conditions
a) Can simulate
realistically
b) Very difficult
to simulate
realistically
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures
THE RISK ANALYSIS
Applicable
7. Public access to
test site
a) Tightly
controlled
b) Controlled
c) Uncontrolled
8. Effectiveness of
monitoring and
mitigation plans
a) Proven
effective
b) Likely to be
effective
c) Untested or
unlikely to be
effective
Not Applicable
Mitigating Measures