Australia approved transgenic wheat developed in Argentina

Australia is one of the main producing and exporting countries of cereals. It joins Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, which had already authorized the new variety. Australia, one of the main producers in the world, today approved transgenic wheat (HB4), an event that was developed by the company Bioceres and that gives it tolerance to water stress. According to the resolution published by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the application we submitted for the sale and use of foods derived from HB4…