Implementation of the European legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) requires the monitoring of the presence of GMOs in food or feed by analytical tests. The analytical tests are carried out by laboratories designated for official controls by the EU Member States. In line with...

This report describes the preparation and certification of the potato powder Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) ERM-BF421a and ERM-BF421b, consisting of conventional and genetically modified EH92-527-1 potato powder, respectively. The CRMs were processed in 2005/2006 and were certified in 2006...

A collaborative trial study, IMEP-115, was conducted in accordance with international protocols to determine the performance characteristics of an analytical method for the determination of methyl mercury in seafood. The present exercise was organised in support to the Commission Regulations...

The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a Directorate-General of the European Commission, operates the International Measurement Evaluation Programme (IMEP). It organises interlaboratory comparisons (ILC's) in support to EU policies. This...

The European Union Reference Laboratory for Feed Additive Control (EURL-FA Control) organised a proficiency test (PT) for the determination of the mass fraction of total selenium in compound feed, to support the Commission Directive 86/403/EEC concerning additives in feeding stuffs. This...

It is important to guarantee that results expressing the GM content are reliable, comparable and fulfil the requirements of existing EU legislation. The use of different measurement units to express a GM content, the appearance of new analytical methods that do not require a calibrant and the...

This report describes the production of the set of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) ERM-BF434a, b, c, d and e. These are matrix materials certified for their 73496 rapeseed mass fractions. Materials have been produced following ISO Guide 34:2009. Genetically modified (GM) rapeseeds of the...

This report describes the preparation, characterisation, stability and suitability studies of the certified reference material (CRM) ERM®-AD415 which contains a plasmid (pIRMM-0086) carrying a defined deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragment specific for a genetic modification present in Zea mays...

The European Union Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed (EURL GMFF), accredited according to ISO/IEC 17043, organised a comparative testing (CT) round for National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) to support the official controls on food and feed in line with Regulation (EC)...

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...