What are Herculex corn seed products?
A.Herculex® products are a family of varieties that confer tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate and resistance to several varieties of corn rootworm. Herculex® XTRA is also resistant to the European corn borer. Dow developed multiple Herculex® hybrids for planting and 3 of the hybrid lines were affected by Event 32. Companies typically develop multiple hybrids of a product for purposes such as size, flowering, color, and taste. Q. How many of the Herculex lines were affected by Event 32? A.The unregistered GE corn PIP, known as Event 32, was found in 3 of Dow’s commercial GE hybrid corn seed lines marketed under the names Herculex® RW and Herculex® XTRA Rootworm Protection products. Q. Has any affected Event 32 seed been planted during the 2008 season? A.APHIS took steps to ensure the company recalled all affected seed that was shipped to dealers for the 2008 planting season. The 2008 U.S. corn crop will not be affected. Q. Was seed containing Event 32 sold in previous planting seaso
