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'''Roundup Ready Canola''' (RR Canola) is [[genetically engineered canola]] (rapeseed) that has had its DNA modified to withstand the herbicide [[glyphosate]] (the active ingredient in [[Monsanto]]'s herbicide [[Roundup]]). It is sometimes referred to as "glyphosate tolerant canola" or "glyphosate tolerant rapeseed." (Canola is a variety of rapeseed.) Roundup Ready Canola was introduced in Canada, one of the world's largest producers of canola, before it was introduced in the United States.

== History ==
1990s:
* November 21, 1994: Canada deregulates [[Monsanto]]'s canola variety [[GT73]].<ref>[http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/gmf-agm/appro/index-eng.php Novel Food Decisions - Approvals], Health Canada, Accessed August 13, 2012.</ref>
* 1997: Monsanto introduces [[GT73]] in Canada branding it "Roundup Ready Canola."<ref>[http://www.monsanto.com/whoweare/Pages/monsanto-history.aspx Monsanto Company History], Accessed August 13, 2012.</ref>
* September 1997: Canada dereguates Monsanto's canola variety [[GT200]]
* August 4, 1998: [[Monsanto]] petitions the U.S. to deregulate [[GT73]].
* January 27, 1999: United States deregulates [[GT73]].

2000s:
* November 20, 2001: Monsanto petitions the U.S. to deregulate [[GT200]].
* January 2, 2003: United States deregulates [[Monsanto]]'s canola variety [[GT200]].

2010s:
* July 7, 2011: Monsanto petitions the U.S. to deregulate [[MON 88302]], a new variety of Roundup Ready canola that can survive being sprayed with higher rates of [[glyphosate]] herbicide and at later stages of development.
* August 4, 2011: [[Pioneer Hi-Bred]] ([[DuPont]]) petitions the U.S. to deregulate glyphosate tolerant [[73496 Canola]]
* July 13, 2012: APHIS published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the Monsanto and Pioneer petitions are available for public review and soliciting public comments.<ref>[http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/not_reg.html Petitions for Nonregulated Status Pending], USDA, Accessed August 9, 2012.</ref>

== Controversies ==
See the section on Controversies in the article on [[Roundup Ready Crops]].

==Articles and resources==

===Related SourceWatch articles===
* [[Monsanto]]
* [[Biotechnology]]
* [[Roundup]]
* [[Glyphosate]]
* [[Roundup Ready Crops]]
* [[Glyphosate Resistant Weeds]]

===References===
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===External resources===
* [http://cera-gmc.org/index.php?action=gm_crop_database GM Crop Database], Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
* [http://www.seedtechnology.net/docs/IAWG%20Overview%20of%20GMO%20Events%20Commercially%20Available1.10.08.pdf Overview of GMO Events Commercially Available and Regulatory Status]
* [http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/gmf-agm/appro/index-eng.php Novel Food Decisions - Approved Products], Health Canada.
* Charles Benbrook, "[http://www.organic-center.org/reportfiles/13Years20091126_FullReport.pdf Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years]" and [http://www.organic-center.org/reportfiles/SupplementalTablesv2.pdf Supplemental Tables], The Organic Center, 2009.
* "[http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/science_and_impacts/science/failure-to-yield.html Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops]," Union of Concerned Scientists, 2009.

===External articles===


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