Genetic ID, Inc. in Fairfield, Iowa, US (United States)

Genetic ID performs its tests on a wide variety of food products and for each such food product a successful GMO analysis depends upon extracting DNA of sufficient quantity and quality for PCR analysis. 

In recent years, regulatory requirements and market pressures around the world have prompted the food industry to address these questions: Does this product contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? If so, which GMOs? And how much is present? 

Analysis employs multiple controls and cross checks. All reference materials, reagents, and analytical instrumentation are traceable back to official reference materials. 

Genetic ID's Animal Feed Tests Genetic ID has responded to concerns over bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE) by developing tests to detect specific animal tissue, bone, and blood by-products in animal feed. US, EU, and Japanese regulations prohibit most animal products in feed. 

Zero Tolerance and the Risk of Recall The GMO issue poses many challenges to international trade. None is more serious than the "zero tolerance" regulations in Europe and Japan, which exclude certain GMO crop varieties.