A proficiency test (PT) on the measurements of 131I, 134Cs and 137Cs in maize powder was organised by European Commission Directorate-General (EC DG) Joint Research Centre in Geel on request of the EC DG for Energy. This PT was an integral part of the EC's work of realising verification of Membe...
This report describes the production of a set of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), ERM BF412ak, bk, ck, dk and ek, which are certified for their Bt11 maize (unique identifier SYN BTØ11-1) mass fractions. These materials were produced following ISO Guide 34:2009 and are certified in accordanc...
The JRC as European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL-GMFF), established by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, in collaboration with the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL), has carried out a collaborative study to assess the performance of a quantitative event-specific me...
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed (EURL GMFF) organised a comparative test (CT) for National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) to support the official controls on food and feed in line with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. Other official control laboratories ...
Bt maize is the only genetically modified (GM) crop grown in the EU for commercial purposes and so far adopted mainly in Spain. Its cultivation can have a number of socio-economic consequences for farmers, upstream and downstream industries, as well as consumers. The European GMO Socio-Economics...
This report describes the production of a set of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) ERM BF438a, b, c, d and e, which are certified for their VCOØ1981- 5 mass fractions. These materials were produced following ISO Guide 34:2009 and are certified in accordance with ISO Guide 35:2006. Genetically...
This report presents the results of the PT of the EURL for Mycotoxins which focused on the determination of zearalenone in maize oil. Forty-eight participants from thirty countries (among them 32 NRLs, 2 Non-EU Reference Laboratories and 13 official food control laboratories) registered for the ...
An application was submitted by Syngenta Crop Protection AG to request the authorisation of genetically modified stack (GM stack) Bt11 x 59122 x MIR604 x TC1507 x GA21 maize (tolerant to herbicide products containing glufosinate ammonium/glyphosate and resistant to certain lepidopteran/coleopter...
The present technical report deals with monitoring the efficiency of measures/strategies for coexistence between genetically modified (GM) and non-GM maize crop production. The report is a follow up of the best practices for coexistence in maize crop production proposed by the Technical Working ...
This report presents the results of a proficiency test of the EU-RL for Mycotoxins which focused on the determination of aflatoxin B1 in food and feed samples. Sixty nine participants from 28 countries registered for the exercise. Sixty-one sets of results were reported for the solution, 58 for ...
