TY - JOUR A2 - Bertheau, Yves AU - Burrell, A. AU - Foy, C. AU - Burns, M. PY - 2011 DA - 2011/03/06 TI - Applicability of Three Alternative Instruments for Food Authenticity Analysis:GMO Identification SP - 838232 VL - 2011 AB - Ensuring foods are correctly labelled for ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is an issue facing manufacturers, retailers, and enforcement agencies. DNA approaches for the determination of food authenticitys often use the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and PCR products can be detected using capillary or gel electrophoresis. This study examines the fitness for purpose of the application of three laboratory electrophoresis instruments (Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100, Lab901 TapeStation, and Shimadzu MCE-202 MultiNA) for the detection of GMOs using PCR based on a previously validated protocol. Whilst minor differences in the performance characteristics of bias and precision were observed, all three instruments demonstrated their applicability in using this protocol for screening of GMO ingredients. SN - 2090-3138 UR - https://doi.org/10.4061/2011/838232 DO - 10.4061/2011/838232 JF - Biotechnology Research International PB - SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research KW - ER -