GMOs

Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are plants, animals or bacteria which have been altered genetically. By genetically modifying a plant it can be desensitised to the effects of harmful insects. RIKILT’s carries out safety assessments of GMO products and advises governments about the use of GMOs.

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RIKILT’s activities

• Conducting safety assessments of GMO based food and feed
• Analysing samples for the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority
• Inspects animal feeds for the presence of authorised and non-authorised GMOs
• Detection of GMOs in the food chain to ensure proper labelling of GMO products and for tracking down prohibited GMOs
• Developing new methods for investigating the safety of complex foodstuffs
• Advising various national and international government bodies regarding the safety and detection of GMOs
• Evaluating the safety of GMOs for market authorisation

RIKILT assesses the safety of complex foodstuffs by using transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis . To measure GMOs in products, molecular biological techniques such as microarray technology are used.