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ArticleJournal of food science and technology2020

Identification and quantitation of genetically modified (GM) ingredients in maize, rice, soybean and wheat-containing retail foods and feeds in Turkey.

Bihter Avsar, Sahl Sadeghi, Aydin Turkec, Stuart J Lucas

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Article in Journal of food science and technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Bihter Avsar1Sabanci University SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Centre, Orhanlı, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-6029-2330
Sahl Sadeghi1Sabanci University SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Centre, Orhanlı, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul Turkey.
Aydin Turkec *2Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-4191-0671
Stuart J Lucas *1Sabanci University SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Centre, Orhanlı, 34956 Tuzla, Istanbul Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-3059-7453

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cultivation area and diversity of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties worldwide is increasing rapidly. Taking Turkey as an example of a country with tight restrictions on the import and use of GM crops but limited resources for product monitoring, we developed a cost-effective 3-tier screening protocol, and tested 110 retail food products and 13 animal feeds available in 2016-2017 for GM ingredients. No evidence was found for the presence of GM wheat or rice in the foodstuffs tested; however, 6 feeds and 3 food products containing soybean and/or maize were positive for one or more GM elements. GM events present in positive samples were identified by event-specific PCR and quantified by real-time PCR. We also compared the results with previous surveys in Turkey. Overall, we observed consistent use of GM animal feeds; however, these were not labelled as GM at the point of sale. Occasional food products also tested positive for GM ingredients, usually at low concentrations that could be attributed to accidental contamination.

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FeedFoodFood safetyGenetically modified organismsGMO screeningReal-time PCR

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PMID32116387
PMCPMC7016083

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