There are concerns that New Zealand Food Regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand is being manipulated by a Chemical Company to gain US government approval for new GE crops designed to survive its proprietary herbicide 2,4-D. Applications have recently been made in the US that seek to exploit the Food Standards Australia NZ approval for importation of 2,4-D corn and soy that was made late 2011, despite appeals to the Minister against approval on safety grounds.