Table 4.
Number of statistically significant differences () and parameters not showing equivalence (categories III/IV) identified for compositional parameters in GM crops’ edible parts in opinions of the EFSA GMO Panel (2017–2021) for events for which the equivalence test was performed
| Event | Number of reference varieties | Number of endpoints (total/tested)* | Statistical findings | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of comparisons | 1. Statistically significant differences | 2 Parameters not-showing equivalence (cat. III/IV) | Both 1 and 2 | ||||
| Cotton | |||||||
| Single events | |||||||
| GHB811 | 7 | 73/56 | 112 | 29 | 2 | 1 | EFSA (2021a) |
| GHB614 × T304‐40 × GHB119 | 6 | 73/53 | 106 | 68 | 8 | 6 | EFSA (2018b) |
| Maize | |||||||
| Single events | |||||||
| 4114 | 19 | 84/71 | 142 | 68 | 0 | 0 | EFSA (2018c) |
| DAS-40278-9 | 6 | 82/59 | 236 | 80 | 24 | 20 | EFSA (2016a) |
| MON87403 | 17 | 78/62 | 62 | 58 | 2 | 0 | EFSA (2018d) |
| MON87411 | 22 | 78/62 | 124 | 50 | 2 | 1 | EFSA (2018e) |
| MZHG0JG | 6 | 82/66 | 132 | 63 | 3 | 0 | EFSA (2018f) |
| MZIR098 | 6 | 81/66 | 132 | 23 | 4 | 1 | EFSA (2020d) |
| Stacked events | |||||||
| 1507 × MIR162 × MON810 × NK603 | 14 | 84/71 | 142 | 80 | 0 | 0 | EFSA (2021b) |
| Bt11 × MIR162 × 1507 × GA21 | 6 | 65/59 | 118 | 8 | 6 | 6 | EFSA (2018g) |
| Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 | 6 | 82/64 | 128 | 49 | 24 | 14 | EFSA (2019a) |
| MON 87427 × MON 87460 × MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 87411 × 59122 | 18 | 78/63 | 126 | 69 | 9 | 7 | EFSA (2021c) |
| MON 87427 × MON 87460 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 | 18 | 78/63 | 126 | 85 | 1 | 0 | EFSA (2019b) |
| MON 87427 × MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 | 24 | 78/62 | 124 | 97 | 1 | 1 | EFSA (2017b) |
| MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × MON 87411 | 20 | 78/63 | 126 | 82 | 1 | 1 | EFSA (2019c) |
| MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 | 17 | 78/63 | 126 | 58 | 1 | 0 | EFSA (2019d) |
| MON 87427 × MON 89034 × NK603 | 22 | 79/65 | 130 | 58 | 3 | 3 | EFSA (2017c) |
| MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 × DAS‐40278‐9 | 6 | 82/65 | 130 | 57 | 17 | 11 | EFSA (2019e) |
| MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 × DAS‐40278‐9 | 6 | 82/65 | 130 | 52 | 18 | 10 | EFSA (2019f) |
| NK603 × T25 × DAS-40278-9 | 20 | 81/72 | 144 | 60 | 2 | 0 | EFSA (2021d) |
| Oilseed rape | |||||||
| Single events | |||||||
| 73496 | 6 | 131/103 | 206 | 109 | 11 | 7 | EFSA (2021e) |
| Stacked events | |||||||
| MON 88302 × MS8 × RF3 | 15 | 71/59 | 118 | 41 | 0 | 0 | EFSA (2017d) |
| Soybean | |||||||
| Single events | |||||||
| DAS-44406-6 | 11 | 87/67 | 335 | 115 | n.a | 16 | EFSA (2017e) |
| DAS-68416-4 | 6 | 87/64 | 256 | 91 | n.a | 19 | EFSA (2017f) |
| DAS-81419-2 | 9 | 87/66 | 66 | 26 | 1 | EFSA (2016b | |
| GMB151 | 9 | 112/89 | 178 | 67 | 6 | 2 | EFSA (2021f) |
| MON 87751 | 19 | 74/58 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 0 | EFSA (2018h) |
| SYHT0H2 | 6 | 66/60 | 120 | 59 | 7 | 3 | EFSA (2020a) |
| Stacked events | |||||||
| DAS-81419-2 × DAS-44406–6 | 6 | 107/87 | 174 | 71 | 13 | 3 | EFSA (2020c) |
| FG72 × A5547-127 | 6 | 82/61 | 122 | 67 | 0 | 0 | EFSA (2017g) |
| MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 | 18 | 74/60 | 120 | 68 | 17 | 17 | EFSA (2020b) |
| MON 87708 × MON 89788 × A5547‐127 | 16 | 74/60 | 120 | 56 | 4 | 4 | EFSA (2019g) |
| MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 | 18 | 74/60 | 120 | 42 | 1 | 1 | EFSA (2019h) |
*There are various reasons for a lower number of tested endpoints than the total one, including endpoints for which the majority of results were below the level of detection or quantification, data not being amenable to equivalence testing (e.g., too little variability), or dryness/moisture of harvested and stored seeds
n.a. = information not available in the cited reference