Genetically modified organsims (GMO) in food, feed and seed

Updated 19.05.2025

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute do surveillance of GMO in food, feed and seed in Norway.

The purpose of the program is to monitoring the presence of GMO in food, feed and seed in both domestic and imported products.

The reports are published in Norwegian, but contains a short summary in English.

Background

Several law suits both EU regulation and national laws regulate how GMO surveillance. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has responsibility for the laboratory analysis in the Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s surveillance program “Genetically modified materials in foods, feeds and seeds”. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is responsible for sampling and overall risk management, while the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) serves as National Reference Laboratory for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods, feeds and seeds.

The methods that are used in the program detect changes in genetic material, as these methods are more sensitive and specific compared to methods that detect proteins.

Because new GMOs are introduced on the marked regularly, while other are withdrawn will method selection change.

2022

This report summarizes the implementation and results of the 2022 monitoring program (OK program) "Genetically modified materials in food, feed, and seeds". The program is part of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s (NFSA) portfolio of OK programs. The NFSA is responsible for sampling and overall risk management, while the Norwegian Veterinary Institute serves as the National Reference Laboratory for the detection of genetically modified materials in food, feed, and seeds, and is responsible for the laboratory analyses within the program.

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GMO 2022 (pdf 690kb)

Previous reports

GMO 2020 (pdf 1mb)
GMO 2019 (pdf 698kb)
GMO 2018 (pdf 2mb)
GMO 2017 (pdf 1mb)
GMO 2016 (pdf 660kb)
GMO 2015 (pdf 807kb)
GMO 2014 (pdf 1mb)
GMO 2013 (pdf 1017kb)
GMO 2012 (pdf 856kb)
GMO 2011 (pdf 1mb)