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one, usually different from the laboratory adequate reference materials for controls and
that developed the method. In Europe, there standards, as well as the selection of the ana-
are institutes that coordinate GMO validation lytical methods, must be seriously consid-
studies, such as the Federal Institute for ered. In addition, in the GMO analysis
Health Protection of Consumers and scenario, two main limitations are still
Veterinary Medicine (BgVV) in Germany, present: (1) the important restrictions for
or the Community Reference Laboratory access to protected transgene sequences, and
(CRL) through the Biotechnology and GMOs (2) the scarce availability of GM certified
Unit of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) material usually provided by the biotech
in Italy (http://gmo-crl.jrc.it). The Gipsa companies only under strict confidentiality