Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) has announced it can offer access to an approved test for clients worried about GM linseed.
This is in response to recent reports that GM flax has been discovered in cereal and bakery products in Germany.
GM linseed, also known as flax variety FP967 or CDC Triffid, is unapproved in the EU.
It originates from the Crop Development Centre Canada at the University of Saskatchewan.
Canada supplies approximately 70 per cent of the total flax utilised in the EU annually.
The method available through RSSL has been proven in ring trials and is approved by the JCR.
There is no cross reaction for contamination with GM canola and GM corn, making the test specific for GM linseed.
The test is applicable to products containing linseed oil, such as bread and batter mixes, as well as directly to seeds.
The limit of detection is quoted as 0.01 per cent.
Even with demand expected to be very high, RSSL is still anticipating that a turnaround of five days should be achievable.
