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Reference materials for quality control in GMO analysis can be obtained from different sources.

Institute for Reference Material and Measurement (IRRM) Belgium
Certified reference materials (CRMs) are produced and commercialised by the Institute for Reference Material and Measurement (IRRM) Belgium.  Click "Reference materials catalogue", "Catalogues" and again "Catalogue of reference materials" to get the list as .pdf file; alternatively you can get it from http://www.erm-crm.org/ermcrm, searching "ERM database" by choosing "Food/Agriculture related matrix materials" in the "Group" field and "GM materials" in the "Subgroup".

Fluka / Sigma-Aldrich
The same CRMs can be purchased direcly from Fluka/Sigma-Aldrich.  Under "Product Name or No." type "GMO" and click the "go" button: all available reference material you can buy is listed.

AOCS American Oil Chemists' Society
Certified reference materials are provided also by the American Oil Chemists' Society, a global forum that  promotes the exchange of information among those with a professional interest in the science and technology of fats, oils, surfactants, and related materials.


 


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