The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Authorisations and Modifications of Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Method for detection

4.—(1) For the purposes of Articles 7(3) and 19(3) of Regulation 1829/2003, the methods specified in sub-paragraph (2) are to be used for the detection of genetically modified cotton BCS-GHØØ2-5 × BCS-GHØØ4-7 × BCS-GHØØ5-8.

(2) The methods are set out in—

(a) for BCS-GHØØ2-5, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Cotton Line GHB614 Using Real-time PCR”, reference “CRLVL14/07VP” and dated 5 September 2008,

(b) for BCS-GHØØ4-7, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Cotton T304-40 using Real-time PCR”, reference “EURL-VL-05/11VP” and dated 19 December 2012,

(c) for BCS-GHØØ5-8, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Cotton GHB119 Using Real-time PCR”, reference EURL-VL-04/11 VP and dated 11 October 2012.

(3) The method of DNA extraction for use in the detection methods specified in sub-paragraph (2) is set out in the document entitled “Cotton Seeds Sampling and DNA Extraction Report on the Validation of DNA Extraction Method from Cotton Seeds”, reference “CRLVL13/04XP” dated 14 March 2007.

(4) For the purposes of Articles 7(3) and 19(3) of Regulation 1829/2003—

(a) the reference material “AOCS 1108-A6” (for BCS-GHØØ2-5) is accessible from the American Oil Chemists’ Society(1),

(b) the following reference materials are accessible from the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission(2)—

(i) ERM-BF429 (for BCS-GHØØ4-7),

(ii) ERM-BF428 (for BCS-GHØØ5-8).

(1)

https://www.aocs.org/crm

(2)

https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/