Final Report Summary - GMOSENSOR (Monitoring Genetically Modified Organisms in Food and Feed by Innovative Biosensor Approaches)
The proposal is aimed at providing an easy, rapid and low-cost solution to the need for a suitable analytical methodology for the unambiguous identification and quantification of GMO in food and feed. For this purpose, the exchange of knowledge for the design of genosensors is proposed. Several assay formats will be evaluated; direct and sandwich assays. The detection of transgenic events will be carried out by electrochemical means and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPR). To achieve the demanding levels of detectability, amplification strategies using enzymes and gold nanoparticles are proposed. The resulting methods will be validated by comparison with conventional DNA-based methods and they will be applied to assess and monitor the presence of GM events in food and feed commercialised in European and American countries.