Naslov
Monitoring of Genetically Modified Food on the Croatian Market from 2018 to 2022

Autori
Fiolić, Iva ; Zoretić Rubes, Valentina ; Hanzer, Renata

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
BfR Abstracts:International Conference on GMO Analysis and New Genomic Techniques / - , 2023, 46-46

Skup
International Conference on GMO Analysis and New Genomic Techniques

Mjesto i datum
Berlin, Njemačka, 14.03.2023. - 16.03.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Croatia, monitoring, legislation, genetically modified organisms, soybean

Sažetak
The incidence of products obtained by genetic engineering in the food chain causes public concern of potential risks to human and animal health and environment. In the Republic of Croatia, the legislative framework related to GMOs is harmonised with the acquis. The national legislation proposes the obligation to monitor products obtained by genetic engineering as well as to label products with content of approved modifications greater than 0.9 %. The national monitoring plan is drawn up by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the State Inspectorate, and it is carried out by the nominated national reference laboratories: Department for GMOs and Risk Assessment of the Croatian Institute of Public Health and the Department for Biotechnological Analysis, Mycotoxins and Pesticide Residues of the Croatian Agency of Agriculture and Food. To monitor the presence of GMOs, the method of choice is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. The PCR method is a method based on the detection of genomic DNA, characterised by high specificity, sensitivity and reproducibility and is equally efficient for the analysis of unprocessed samples as well as processed products. In the period from 2018 to 2022 a total of 742 food samples were analysed trough national monitoring scheme, of which 20 samples were positive for one or more authorised events, mainly soybean lines GTS-40-3-2, MON89788, MON87701, MON87708, A5547-127, FG72, DAS444-06. All positive samples were within the threshold of 0.9 %. Since all of our findings are authorised events and within the technically unavoidable presence, the conclusion is imposed that genetically modified food is not present on the Croatian market.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Biotehnologija, Prehrambena tehnologija

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