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 maize MON-88Ø17-3 × MON-ØØ81Ø-6.

(2) The methods are set out in—

(a) for MON-88Ø17-3, the document entitled “Event-specific Method for the Quantification of Maize Line MON 88017 Using Real-time PCR”, reference “CRLV16/05VP corrected version 1” and dated 30 March 2010,

(b) for MON-ØØ81Ø-6, the document entitled “CRL assessment on the validation of an event specific method for the relative quantitation of maize line MON 810 DNA using real-time PCR as carried out by Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)”, reference CRL-VL-25/04VR” and dated 10 March 2006.

(3) The method of DNA extraction for use in the detection methods specified in sub-paragraph (2) is as set out in the document entitled “Report on the Validation of a DNA Extraction Method for Maize Seeds and Grains”, reference “CRLVL16/05XP” and dated 13 October 2008.

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

(a) the reference material “AOCS 0406-D2” (for MON-88Ø17-3) is accessible from the American Oil Chemists’ Society(1),

(b) the reference material “ERM®-BF413” (for MON-ØØ81Ø-6) is accessible from the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission(2).

(1)

https://www.aocs.org/crm

(2)

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