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last updated: 14 Aug 2025
Kyrgyzstandart jointly with FAO holds a seminar on the identification of GMOs in food
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Within the framework of the FAO/GEF project "Implementation of the National Biosafety Mechanism in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety", the Center for Standardization and Metrology under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstandart) with technical assistance from the FAO Representative Office in the Kyrgyz Republic (FAO UN) and financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) conducts a specialized seminar.
The seminar will be held on August 12-13, 2025 at the Testing Laboratory of Food and Agricultural Products of the Bishkek Center for Testing, Certification and Metrology of Kyrgyzstandart and is designed for specialists from the testing laboratories of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, the State Customs Service, as well as for employees of the Institute of Biotechnology of the National Academy of Sciences Kyrgyz Republic and Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K. I. Scriabin.
The purpose of the seminar is to enhance the competencies and practical skills of specialists in the field of GMO detection in food and food raw materials, as well as their analysis using modern test systems according to GOST ISO 21570-2009.
The trainer is G. Mozgova, PhD, international expert, Head of the National Biosafety Coordination Center of the Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus.
During the seminar, participants will consider topical issues and take part in practical laboratory research, namely:
● Modern methods of screening, detection and quantification of GMOs in food products.
● Sample preparation of various types of samples.
● DNA extraction from ERM reference material and other samples using a diagnostic kit.
● Principles of identification and quantitative analysis of GMOs.
● Preparation of the reaction mixture for screening and amplification.
● Interpretation of the results using the Qiagen Rotor Gene Q5 amplifier.
The seminar will allow participants to improve their professional skills, strengthen laboratory competencies and ensure uniformity and accuracy of measurements in quality control of food and food raw materials in the Kyrgyz Republic.
