A1333 - Food derived from purple tomato lines containing event Del/Ros1-N

On 29 October 2025, the FSANZ Board approved changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit food derived from a genetically modified (GM) Purple Tomato.

The GM Purple Tomato has been modified to naturally produce higher levels of blue pigments, called anthocyanins, as it ripens. This gives the tomato its purple skin and flesh. The modification also results in higher levels of chlorogenic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in many fruits and vegetables. These substances are commonly present in foods and are safe to eat.

FSANZ’s safety assessment found food derived from the GM Purple Tomato is as safe as food from conventional tomatoes already in the Australian and New Zealand food supply.

GM Purple Tomato and products containing it as an ingredient must be labelled as genetically modified, unless an exemption applies (see our GM labelling page).

The pre-market food safety assessment for this application was completed under the Health Canada-FSANZ Shared Assessment Process. It was the sixth GM food considered through this process.

Consultation and assessment

We released the public call for submissions in July 2025. Feedback from this consultation, along with our scientific assessment informed our final decision.

Approval

A1333 Approval report (615KB)
A1333 Support document (at Approval) (2.11MB)

Call for submissions

Submissions are available on the A1333 Consultation page.

Read our media release.

Administrative Assessment

A1333 Administrative assessment report (126KB)
A1333 Executive summary (40KB)

Cultivation and import

This application to FSANZ relates only to the use of the GM Purple Tomato as food in Australia and New Zealand.

Any commercial cultivation in Australia would require approval from the Gene Technology Regulator (GTR). In New Zealand, cultivation would require separate regulatory assessment by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

Infographic titled “GM Purple Tomato – Who does what in Australia?” showing a purple tomato plant with three government responsibilities listed alongside. Biosecurity & Trade – DAFF (Biosecurity) provides seed import permits in line with biosecurity standards. Illustrated with an icon of a clipboard and a truck. Food Safety & Labelling – FSANZ conducts food safety assessments, approves food for sale, and sets labelling requirements. Illustrated with an icon of an apple, beaker, and label. Commercial Cult

The importation of viable seeds into either country is subject to separate biosecurity and quarantine requirements. These are managed by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) in Australia and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in New Zealand.

Gene Technology Regulator assessment

Norfolk Healthy Produce’s partner in Australia, All Aussie Avocados Pty Ltd (trading as All Aussie Farmers), applied to the GTR for approval to commercially release the GM Purple Tomato in Australia. More information about this application is available on the OGTR website.