Agency Suspends Four GM Cotton Varieties Over Violations

Agency Suspends Four GM Cotton Varieties Over Violations

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has ordered the immediate suspension of four newly registered genetically modified (GM) cotton varieties following the discovery of regulatory violations. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the agency disclosed that the affected transgenic cotton hybrids, “MIC 561 BGII, MIC 563 BGII, BIOSEED-FIYAH CH1001, and BIOSEED-FIYAH CH1002,” were registered on 26 March 2026 without its approval, contrary to p…

Biosafety agency detects unauthorised GMO activities, orders suspension of new GM cotton varieties - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has disclosed that, through its regulatory surveillance and compliance-monitoring mechanisms, it identified compliance abnormalities concerning the registration of four new transgenic cotton hybrid varieties in Nigeria – MIC 561 BGII, MIC 563 BGII, BIOSEED-FIYAH CH1001, BIOSEED-FIYAH CH1002. The agency stated that subsequent verification established that the cotton varieties were registered by the …