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Co-existence and traceability of GM and non-GM products in the feed chain

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According to the European Regulations (EC) 1829/2003 and 1830/2003, products which are, consist of or contain GMOs should be labelled and traceable in each stage of production, processing and distribution. Only in cases where the GMO level is below 0.9% and this presence is due to accidental contamination or is technically unavoidable, no labelling is required. As it is very unclear how feed manufacturers have implemented these new regulations, a Belgian survey was held to evaluate the current situation at importer and feed production level. Several bottlenecks were encountered, at the level of acquisition of raw materials and at production level, such as carry over of GM with non-GM soy in the production lines. Next to this, some weaknesses in the analysis of GMOs were also revealed.

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  1. Commission Recommendation of 4 October 2004 on technical guidance for sampling and detection of genetically modified organisms and material produced from genetically modified organisms as or in products in the context of Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003.

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This study is funded by the FOD Volksgezondheid (so: FOD Volksgezondheid) (contract no. FF04/02/440) on ‘Traceability and self-control of GMOs in the feed chain’ and the Sixth (EC) Framework Program 2004–2008, under the Food Quality and Safety Priority, ‘GM and non-GM supply chains: their Co-existence and traceability—CO-EXTRA’ (contract no. 007158). Annelies Rotthier is thanked for the establishment of the interviews and Katrien Vandenberghe for her technical assistance.

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  1. Laboratory AgriFing, Faculty of Biosciences and Landscape Architecture, University College Ghent, Ghent University Association, Voskenslaan 270, BE-9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Nicolas Gryson, Kathy Messens & Delina Van Laere

  2. Laboratory of Grain and Feed Technology, Faculty of Biosciences and Landscape Architecture, University College Ghent, Ghent University Association, Voskenslaan 270, BE-9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Mia Eeckhout

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Gryson, N., Messens, K., Van Laere, D. et al. Co-existence and traceability of GM and non-GM products in the feed chain. Eur Food Res Technol 226, 81–85 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-006-0511-x

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