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'Amflora' (also known as EH92-527-1) is a genetically modified potato cultivar developed by BASF Plant Science. 'Amflora' potato plants produce pure amylopectin starch that is processed to waxy potato starch. It was approved for industrial applications in the European Union market on 2 March 2010 by the European Commission.〔http://www.basf.com/group/pressrelease/P-10-179〕 In January 2012, the potato was withdrawn from the market in the EU. ==History== Originally registered on , 'Amflora' was developed by geneticist Lennart Erjefält and agronomist Jüri Känno of Svalöf Weibull AB.〔 After the European Commission's approval of the potato, BASF announced it was going to produce 'Amflora' seed starting in April 2010 in Germany's Western Pomerania (20 ha) and Sweden (80 ha). It also announced it was planting 150 ha in the Czech Republic "for commercial aims with an unnamed partner."〔 Due to lack of acceptance of GM crops in Europe, BASF Plant Science decided in January 2012 to stop its commercialization activities in Europe and would no longer sell 'Amflora' there, but it would continue seeking regulatory approval for its products in the Americas and Asia.〔James Kanter for the New York Times. January 16, 2012. (BASF to Stop Selling Genetically Modified Products in Europe )〕 In 2013, an EU court annulled the approval of BASF's Amflora, saying that the EU Commission broke rules when it approved the potato in 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amflora」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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