GMO Testing Services

Your partner in food safety testing and quality.

Globally recognized testing for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and bioengineered foods.

Testing for bioengineered or Genetically Modified Organism crops, popularly known as "GMOs”, has become necessary for international trade due to legislation enacted in a number of countries worldwide. Eurofins laboratories is the industry leader for GMO testing. Our scientists help seed producers, farmers and grain handlers, ingredient and food manufacturers, as well as retailers, manage GMO-related compliance and labeling issues in local or global supply chains. We are happy to assist with any GMO testing related considerations, for example:

Should a particular product in a given supply chain be tested or not?
The most appropriate testing to demonstrate compliance with a country’s regulations?
What testing do domestic, private ‘Non-GMO’ verification programs require?

Our customers can rely on the best possible advice from experienced experts familiar with GMO testing and many other questions.

Let us help you find your solution

We pride ourselves on carrying an unrivaled, comprehensive portfolio of validated real-time PCR test methods for GMO analysis, including all commercialized or otherwise relevant bioengineered crops, starting with general ‘screening’ tests down to numerous tests that are selective for individual ‘events’ of interest. GMO testing is very specific. We make sure that the right test is done to meet your needs.

Products We Test

Our network of laboratories support GMO testing for a wide range of products including various commercially available GMO crops as well as ingredients, and finished products. We offer both qualitative and quantitative methods specific to your individual needs to meet product claims, labels, and verify suppliers. Some of the products we test are:

Soybean
Corn
Canola
Sugar Beets
Papaya
Squash/Zucchini
Finished Feeds/Pellets
Corn or soy flour, grits, meal, flakes
and more

Contact us to discuss your testing needs.

Exporting to Japan

Eurofins GeneScan of Eurofins Analytical Laboratories, Inc. is the exclusive licensee in North America of FASMAC Co., Ltd to run the Japanese Standard Methods for genetically engineered crops in food and feed, also referred to as ‘GMOs’. This series of analytical methods was developed by FASMAC in cooperation with a consortium of Japanese food companies, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF). These are the methods used by Japanese governmental agencies to regulate genetically engineered food and feed in the Japanese marketplace.

The goal of FASMAC, and its colleagues in Japan, is to have a partner in the US that provides testing in a manner identical to testing that would be performed by a regulatory body in Japan. Thus, companies sending finished food products, ingredients or agricultural commodities to Japan from the US can have access to pre-shipment testing that can significantly minimize the risk of noncompliance with Japanese regulations related to genetically engineered food products.

FASMAC is the leading laboratory in Japan for this kind of testing, as well as a producer of high purity oligonucleotides and provider of other molecular biology based services. Along with Eurofins GeneScan, this combination provides the highest quality of analytical support needed by companies shipping food products to the Japanese market.

Non-GMO Verification

In today's agrofood business, food, ingredient, dietary supplements and feed suppliers have to comply with regulations on traceability and labeling of their products on parameters Non GMO Verification such as GMO content, allergens, country of origin, residues, etc. In addition, end-users are demanding transparency throughout the entire supply chain.

Two prime examples are corn and soy, where the majority of acreage in the US and some other countries is planted with biotech seeds. Sourcing respective ingredients, such as corn flour and starch or soybean lecithin, protein and vitamin E as ‘Non-GMO’ typically requires the most segregation, identity preservation and testing efforts in supply chains and production facilities.

Although analytical testing is an important risk management tool, it is not sufficient on its own to protect the value and integrity of raw materials or products. Further control, such as traceability and segregation along the supply chain, is necessary in order to fulfill legal requirements and to reinforce consumer's confidence.

Only a systematic approach linking appropriate sampling and testing methods as well as efficient organizational measures, such as documentation, risk assessment, adverse event management and recalls, can handle the complex situation at a reasonable cost.

Our team provides programs tailored for food, feed, and supplement manufacturers and procurement teams, as well as provide guidance to their contracted production plants manufacturing ‘Non-GMO’ products. Eurofins GeneScan of Eurofins Analytical Laboratories, Inc. offers ready-made solutions including 3^rd party Verification of In-House Program (VIP). We also provide consultancy for clients who choose to launch their own programs from the ground up.