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        <dc:title>Pollenflug, BUWAL</dc:title>
        <dc:subject> Food security, food quality and human health</dc:subject>
        <dc:description>State of the Art:&#13;
This project intends to evaluate and test a monitoring system for the general surveillance of GMPs in Switzerland based on pollen-sampling (Bees, technical pollen sampler) in order to assess the current situation and its evolution. &#13;
Comparable studies were conducted in Germany by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Hofmann et al. 2005: www.bfn.de/08/0802.htm)&#13;
and in Austria by the Federal Ministry for Health and Women &#13;
(Dolezel et al. 2003:  www.bmgf.gv.at/cms/site/bestelliste.htm?channel=CH0295)&#13;
Definition of the problem:&#13;
Until now Switzerland is considered to be “GMP-free” to date. Nevertheless, GMP may already exist in the environment, since several sources for entry exist: Pollen entering from neighbouring countries, GMP contaminated seeds and animal feed, transport of GMP seeds through Switzerland, release from contained systems. &#13;
Project aims including target group:&#13;
The project intends to develop and test a monitoring system for the appearance and dissemination of GMPs within Switzerland. &#13;
Methodology:&#13;
DNA array technology and TaqMan PCR assays with known limits of detection will be developed for a fast and reliable detection of transgenic DNA in pollen mixtures by the KLBS. &#13;
In addition, the method for collecting pollen samples using honeybees or technical pollen samplers will be evaluated by FiBL&#13;
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        <dc:type>Project description</dc:type>
        <dc:type>NonPeerReviewed</dc:type>
        <dc:identifier>{Project} Pollen-screening: Pollenflug, BUWAL. [Establishment of a monitoring system to survey the appearance and dissemination of genetically modified plants into Switzerland.] Runs 2004 - 2005. Project Leader(s): Oehen, Bernadette, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), CH-5070 Frick. More information online at &lt;http://www.umwelt-schweiz.ch/imperia/md/content/stobobio/biotech/forschungsprojekte/19.pdf &lt;http://www.umwelt-schweiz.ch/imperia/md/content/stobobio/biotech/forschungsprojekte/19.pdf&gt;&gt;.</dc:identifier>
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