Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

ifp offers a general screening procedure as a first step towards determining genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food and animal feed samples. This screening procedure serves to detect various DNA sequences that are used very frequently in a variety of GMO. General statements about existing GM lines in food and animal feed can therefore be derived from specific combinations of various screening elements. The screening elements used cover approx. 95% of all GMO. In the event of a negative result, analysis will be complete at this stage.

In positive cases identification and possibly quantification of the GMO can be performed by means of construct- and event-specific determination.

Construct-specific determination deals with GMO genes or several genes and the required regulatory sequences. Event-specific determination serves to detect the transition area between the built-in construct and the host plant.

The detection methods offered are based on the direct detection of genetic modifications in plant genomes using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in real-time with hybridization probes and internal control reactions.

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