Page dedicated to Commission implementing decision on emergency measures regarding unauthorised genetically modified rice in rice products originating from China and repealing Commission Decision 2008/289/EC Executive summary In support to the repeal of Commission Decision 2008/289/EC of 3 April 2008, the European Union Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed (EU-RL GMFF), established by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, was requested to carry out an in-house verification study to assess the performance of P-35S, T-NOS and CryIAb/Ac methods as a screening approach for the detection of genetically modified rice in food products. For this, P-35S, T-NOS and CryIAb/Ac SYBR® Green Real-time PCR methods and a P-35S/T-NOS duplex Taqman® Real-time PCR method were assessed by the EU-RL GMFF for their performance in detecting these markers in rice material. The present verification report documents the results of this EU-RL GMFF in-house verification study and confirms that all three SYBR®Green and the duplex Taqman® Real-time PCR methods can effectively detect the respective GM rice genetic elements in control materials of the Bt63, Kefeng6 and KMD1 genetically modified rice events. In addition this document provides further guidance on the correct use of these methods. It is destined to control laboratories at the point of export as well as at the point of import. This document should be used only for the screening for the presence of unapproved rice events and cannot be considered as guidance for other cases of possible contamination. It should be applied by the laboratories in conjunction with standard practices for testing for the presence of GMOs (e.g. use of appropriate controls). Documents
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