Lafayette, Indiana
January 17, 2008
The Indiana Crop
Improvement Association, Inc. (ICIA) has gone through the
rigorous steps to become a
Monsanto approved lab to test soybeans for the Vistive™ oil
profile.
Vistive™ soybeans are the Monsanto
product offering for lowlinolenic soybean oil that is growing in
demand due to the trend for lower and/or zero trans fats in most
foods in the United States. Some of the biggest names in the
food industry, including Kellogg’s and KFC, are using
lowlinolenic soybean oil. The soybeans must be tested to confirm
that they meet the profile criteria of Vistive™ in order to
participate in this market. ICIA is now positioned to be a
quality control partner to those companies who elect to market
Vistive™ soybeans.
“As with all our lab testing
services, our same quality standards will apply,” said Dr.
Richard Vierling, director of the Genetics Laboratory at Indiana
Crop Improvement. “Standards such as running control samples
with every sample, statistical analysis of every sample and
independent replications.”
Going through this process is another example of ICIA’s intent
to remain at the forefront of industry demands and be in a
position to offer the greatest value to our customers. “We are
very sensitive to the trends and market shifts occurring in the
seed industry and in order to best serve our customers we must
be prepared to offer them the testing services they will need to
be successful,” said Liz Pestow, ICIA Marketing Director, about
the significant investment of time and resources required to
become a Monsanto authorized laboratory.
Indiana Crop Improvement Association, Inc. is a sciencebased
testing laboratory and technology center, offering seed and
green tissue testing services for most crop species. In addition
to conventional lab tests, the Genetics Lab offers PCR and ELISA
trait testing and a line up of GMO tests for seed, grain and
related products. ICIA also offers customized field service
programs, Identity Preserved (IP) programs, auditing services,
Quality Assurance (QA) programs and is an ISO 90012000 certified
organization. |
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