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June 15, 2007
Source:
International Seed Testing
Association (ISTA)
The First Global Conference on GMO
Analysis will be held June 24-27, 2008 in Villa Erba, Como,
Italy. It is organised by an international organising committee
under the leadership of the
European Commission/Joint Research Centre.
The conference is dealing with all aspects of GMO analysis in
seed, food and feed and is structured in three themes:
- Requirements for the
implementation of GMO analysis along the production chain
- Method developments and
applications
- Harmonisation,
standardisation and accreditation – the way to quality
assurance
The GMO Task Force of the
International Seed Testing
Association is represented in the Organising Committee of
that conference.
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First Global
Conference on GMO Analysis |
Growing global
deployment of GM crops in agricultural
production and trade has led to increasing
complexity in identity preservation operations
of diverse agricultural commodity production
supply chains within progressively more complex
and evolving market demands.
Although much progress has been achieved in the
development of identity preservation strategies,
implementation aspects still pose considerable
scientific and technical challenges to enable
successful global market functioning.
Within this context, this conference aims to
address the science and technology underpinning
GMO control and analysis by bringing together
international experts willing to share knowledge
and participate in promoting international
scientific dialogue across diverse yet
interdependent areas such as:
- Sampling
for GMO analysis;
- Analytical
tools and applied procedures along the
commodity production chains;
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Consistency of test results, result
interpretation and reporting
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Harmonizing standards for detection of
genetically modified traits
This conference
is aimed at all stakeholders involved in GMO
control and analysis, including industry and
regulators, and beyond. |
Further information and
registration details:
http://gmoglobalconference.jrc.it/menu.htm |
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