DIR 218

All Aussie Avocados Pty Ltd (trading as All Aussie Farmers)

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Altered fruit colour, Selectable marker – antibiotic resistance

The licence allows All Aussie Avocados Pty Ltd (trading as All Aussie Farmers) to commercially release a tomato genetically modified for purple fruit colour. The GM Purple Tomato has been modified to produce natural purple/blue pigments called anthocyanins in the fruit while it is ripening.

The GM Purple Tomato may be grown throughout Australia, subject to restrictions in some Australian States and Territories for marketing reasons.

The Regulator has not imposed any specific measures to manage risk, as the risk assessment concluded that this release of GM Purple Tomato poses negligible risk to the health and safety of people or the environment. General conditions have been imposed to ensure that there is ongoing oversight of the release.

The risk analysis for this application was carried out in accordance with the Regulator’s Risk Analysis Framework.

GM Purple Tomato labelling and food safety

Permission for the GM Purple Tomato and its products to be sold as food for human consumption in Australia requires a separate application to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). FSANZ also sets the requirements for GM food labelling in Australia.

FSANZ has assessed the safety of the GM Purple Tomato and its products as food for human consumption under application A1333 and found that food derived from the GM Purple Tomato is as safe as food from conventional tomatoes already in the Australian and New Zealand food supply. In October 2025, FSANZ approved this GM Purple Tomato for sale as a food in Australia and New Zealand. The GM tomatoes and any derived food products are subject to mandatory GM labelling.

GM Purple Tomato import 

Prior to importing GM Purple Tomato as seeds, plants or fruit, an import permit from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Biosecurity) would also be needed.