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Role of the “National Reference Centre for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Detection” in the Official Control of Food and Feed

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The National Reference Centre for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) detection was established in 2002 within the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lazio e Toscana, with the aim of providing scientific and technical support to the National Health System and to the Ministry of Health within the scope of the regulation of GMO use in food and feed.

The recently adopted EU legislation on GMOs (Regulation CE no. 1829/2003 and no. 1830/2003) introduced more rigorous procedures for the authorisation, labelling and analytical control of food and feed consisting, containing or derived from GMOs. The National Reference Centre, besides its institutional tasks as one of the laboratories of the Italian National Health System, collects and analyses data and results of the national official control of GMOs; carries out scientific research aimed at developing, improving, validating and harmonising detection and quantification methods, in cooperation with other scientific institutions, the Community Reference Laboratory and within the European Network of GMOs laboratories (ENGL); collaborates with the Ministry of Health in the definition of control programmes and promotes educational and training initiatives. Objectives defined for 2004–2006, activities in progress and goals already achieved are presented.

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Abbreviations

ARPA:

Agenzie Regionali Protezione Ambiente

CROGM:

National Reference Centre for GMO detection

ENGL:

European Network of GMO laboratories

ENSE:

Ente Nazionale Sementi Elette

GMO:

genetically modified organism

IIZZSS:

Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali

ISS:

Istituto Superiore di Sanitá

PCR:

polymerase chain reaction

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  1. Department of Virology and Biotechnology, National Reference Centre for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) detection, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lazio e Toscana, via Appia Nuvoa 1411, 00178, Rome, Italy

    I. Ciabatti, U. Marchesi, A. Froiio, A. Paternò, M. Ruggeri & D. Amaddeo

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Ciabatti, I., Marchesi, U., Froiio, A. et al. Role of the “National Reference Centre for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Detection” in the Official Control of Food and Feed. Vet Res Commun 29 (Suppl 2), 31–34 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-005-0007-9

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