Validation of a method based on polymerase chain reaction for the detection of genetically modified organisms in various processed foodstuffs

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 497-504

  Lipp, Markus ^a   Bluth, Anke ^b   Eyquem, Fabrice ^a   Kruse, Lothar ^c   Schimmel, Heinz ^a   Van Den Eede, Guy ^a   Anklam, Elke ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection; Genetically modified organisms (GMOs); Method validation; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Processed food

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000973645     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002170000274     Document Type: Article

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