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In today’s GMO world, seed purity has taken
on a new meaning because of the adverse reaction in
International markets to GMO crops and the negative
campaigning of vocal extremists. In any case, Harris Moran
is committed to providing our customers with the quality
of seed you and your markets require.
To accomplish this, Harris Moran has
instituted procedures to test for the presence of GMOs in
our sweet corn seed. To date, we have tested over 200 lots
of stock and commercial seed and NO lot has tested
positive for the presence of transgenes based on the 0.1%
limit of detection of the tests. The independent company
AgroGene conducts these tests using the rigorous
quantitative method of real-time PCR analysis developed by
Perkins-Elmer and called "Taqman". |
HM chose this testing because we believe it
is the best methodology currently available and it is
accepted by companies and regulators worldwide.
In addition, we have asked the
International audit firm, SGS Agricultural Services, to
audit our sweet corn production process and seed
processing facility to insure we had the methods in place
to do the best possible job in keeping our Non-GMO
varieties free from GMO seed.
Harris Moran’s production methods and
processing plant in Nampa, Idaho passed the SGS audit. The
auditor concluded that "the supplier has good IP (identity
preser-vation) plans to insure the integrity of the
product and have sufficient policies and standards in
place to provide Non-GMO seeds." |
