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Last update: 21/11/2025


GMOMETHODS

GMOMETHODS provides information on EU reference methods for GMO Analysis that have been validated according to the principles and requirements of international standards. Data is retrieved from peer-reviewed journals and final reports of collaborative studies.

Disclaimer

This EU Database of Reference Methods for GMO Analysis has been developed by the Joint Research Centre as European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EU-RL GMFF), in collaboration with the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL).

It aims at providing a list of reference methods for GMO analysis that have been:

  • validated in a collaborative trial, according to the principles and requirements of ISO 5725 and/or IUPAC protocol

or

  • verified by the EURL GMFF in the context of compliance with a EU legislative act.

All efforts have been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate and correct but no responsibility can be taken for the data and information reported in the GMOMETHODS database and the related PDF Summary.

The JRC does not own any Intellectual Property on the data and information reported in the method validation publication. Such data and information are owned by the method developers. Some legal provisions on confidentiality and data protection are provided in article 30 and article 31 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

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Number of methods found: 224

Legend: Event specific method icon Event specific Element specific method icon Element specific Construct specific method icon Construct specific
Species specific method icon Species specific Plant specific method icon Plant specific

ID Sort by ID Event name Sort by event Species Sort by species Genetic target Sort by genetic target Description Sort by description
QT-ELE-00-003 Element specific method icon Bt176 (176) (SYN-EV176-9) Maize Cry1A(b) Quantitative PCR method for detection of synthetic Cry1A(b) gene (ISO 21570:2005)
QT-ELE-00-004 Element specific method icon 40-3-2 (MON-04032-6) Soybean CaMV P-35S Quantitative PCR method for detection of CaMV 35S promoter (Pauli et al., 2001)
QT-EVE-BN-001 Event specific method icon T45 (HCN28) (ACS-BN008-2) Oilseed Rape T45 insert Quantitative PCR method for detection of oilseed rape event T45 (EURL GMFF, 2006)
QT-EVE-BN-002 Event specific method icon MS8 (ACS-BN005-8) Oilseed Rape MS8 insert Quantitative PCR method for detection of oilseed rape event MS8 (EURL GMFF, 2007)
QT-EVE-BN-003 Event specific method icon RF3 (ACS-BN003-6) multiple species RF3 insert Quantitative PCR method for detection of oilseed rape event RF3 (EURL GMFF, 2013)
QT-EVE-BN-004 Event specific method icon RT73 (GT73) (MON-00073-7) Oilseed Rape GT73 insert Quantitative PCR method for detection of oilseed rape event GT73 (EURL GMFF, 2017)
QT-EVE-BN-005 Event specific method icon MS1 (B91-4) (ACS-BN004-7) Oilseed Rape MS1 insert Quantitative PCR method for detection of oilseed rape event MS1 (EURL GMFF, 2011)
QT-EVE-BN-006 Event specific method icon RF1 (B93-101) (ACS-BN001-4) Oilseed Rape RF1 insert Quantitative PCR method for detection of oilseed rape event RF1 (EURL GMFF, 2011)

Related publications:

  • Bonfini, L., et al. "GMOMETHODS: The European Union Database of Reference Methods for GMO Analysis." Journal of AOAC International, vol. 95, no. 6, 1 Nov. 2012, pp. 1713-1719.
  • Bonfini, L., "In Silico Proposal of Screening Strategies for Detecting EU Authorised GMOs." European Commission, Ispra, JRC131782, 2023.