New technology in food sciences facing the multiplicity of new released gmo.

Objective

Reliable detection methods are essential for the labeling of GMO concerned food and for the control at the EU borders. This programme will collaborate with two previous EU programs in order to develop a new biochips technology for already assayed GMO. It will also develop assays for new released GMO not (yet) approved by the EU. The miniaturization and the multiparametric detection of the DNA micro array can be used in a "matrix approach" for both quantitative detection and typing of GMO. Amplifications by consensus PCR of parts of the plant and GMO used sequences can then be identified on the micro array. A final ring-test will assess the reliability of the micro-array testing and compare both technologies in terms of quantification and identification of GMO. Most of the laboratories are common to previous EU programmes making the comparison possible. The results will be proposed for CEN standardization.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-6. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : Measurements and Testing

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FACULTES UNIVERSITAIRES NOTRE-DAME DE LA PAIX DE NAMUR

Address

61,Rue De Bruxelles 61
5000 Namur / Namen
Belgium

Participants (7)

AGENCY FOR BIOSAFETY RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS OF THE SWISS PRIORITY

Switzerland

Address

Clarastrasse 13
4058 Basel

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

Address

Jordi Girona, 18/26
08034 Barcelona

DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA CONCURRENCE DE LA CONSOMMATION ET DE LA RÉPRESSION DES FRAUDES

France

Address

Chemin Du Routoir
67400 Illkirch Graffenstaden

EPPENDORF ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES S.A.

Belgium

Address

Rue Du Seminaire 22
5000 Namur / Namen

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

Address

Route De Saint-cyr Rd 10
78026 Versailles

LGC LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Queens Road
TW11 0LY Teddington

TEPRAL SA

France

Address

Route D'oberhausbergen 20
67037 Strasbourg