Food containing more than 1% genetically modified organisms must be labelled; this new method shows how a bioanalyser can be used to detect transgenes
Agilent Technologies Europe has announced a new method, jointly developed with Genolife, for the detection of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Labelling of food containing more than 1% of genetically modified organisms has been obligatory in Europe since January 2000.
To guarantee that the general public can readily distinguish between transgenic and traditional food in raw and processed foods, methods to identify GMOs must be readily available.
To provide a process to detect certain types of GMO, Genolife developed a method to detect RoundUp Ready Soya (RRS) and a multiplex PCR to detect five corn transgenes.
As part of the solution, the Agilent 2100 bioanalyser and DNA 500 LabChip kit were used to provide a simple, high throughput and standardised way to analyse multiplex PCR products.
For further information, request application note 'Detecting genetically modified organisms with the Agilent 2100 bioanalyser', publication number 5988-4547EN.
This application note is available without charge from any Agilent sales office or its website (see above).
