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

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Because new GMOs are introduced on the marked regularly, while other are withdrawn will method selection change.

2020

The overall analytical results of the 2020 monitoring program are not significantly different from the results of previous GM monitoring programs in Norway. However, the covid-19 pandemic resulted in a cancelling of the food monitoring program, and therefore a lower total number of samples and an altered distribution between the sample categories. A total of 65 samples were analyzed in the program, mainly of feed and seeds. Traces of GM materials were detected in 32 (49 %) of the samples. In six samples (9 %), illegal levels of EU approved GM feed materials were detected.

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GMO 2020 (pdf 1mb)

Previous reports

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)