In the last years, given the strong commercialization of new genetically modified products or products containing genetically modified ingredients, increasingly precise and reliable GMOs research techniques have been developed.
The Reg. EC 1829/2003 and 1830/2003 govern the labeling and type of GMO foods, making it mandatory to report the presence of GMO on the label.
The following products are excluded from the aforementioned regulations and therefore derogate from the obligation to label:
“Feed containing material which contain, consist of or are produced from GMOs present in a proportion not exceeding 0.9% per feed and for each feed of which it is composed, provided that this presence is accidental or technically unavoidable” ( art 24 Reg 1829/2003).
The analysis are performed with the Real time PCR method.
MAIN MATRICES ANALYZED
- Waters intended for human consumption
- Additives, ingredients, preservatives, thickeners
- Organic food
- Infants formulae and baby food
- Aromas
- Alcohol-free drinks
- Coffee and cocoa
- Candies, sweets and sugar products
- Meat and meat products
- Cereals, food flours and grains
- Jams, vegetable preserves
- Flours
- Offal
- Dried fruit
- Mushrooms
- Ice cream and desserts
- Ice
- Grains
- Dietary supplements
- Milk, cheese and other dairy products
- legumes
- Honey and beekeeping products
- Animal oils and fats
- Olives and derivatives
- Fruit and vegetables and derivatives, fourth range fruit and vegetables
- Pastas
- Pastry and creams
- Fish, fish products and fish preserves
- Dehydrated preparations for tea, infusions and chamomiles
- Herbal products and medicinal plants
- Bakery products
- Gastronomy products
- Frozen products
- Salt
- Sauces and gastronomy products
- Cured meat
- Syrups
- Seeds, oilseeds fruits and extraction flours
- Snacks
- In oil and pickles
- Spices, herbs
- Fruit juices
- Surfaces (buffers, sponge bags, slides, plates)
- Tea, infusions, herbal teas
- Eggs and egg products
- Wines and spirits
- Yogurt
- Sugar and molasses
