Lab overview A genetically modified organism (GMO) testing laboratory is the first private laboratory approved by the ministry of commerce and industry (MOCI) and accredited by Saudi standards metrology and quality organization (SASO) specification of the stander ISO-17025 to provide its services to all local and international food companies, seed companies, seed producers, seed breeders, food suppliers and private individuals. Lab services GMO testing laboratory uses the PCR technology which provides the most accurate nucleic acids quantification available in the market by using highly advanced technique called Real-Time PCR (light cycler) technology. GMO testing laboratory specialized in the fields of GMO testing, microbial detection and pork identification in food, feed and raw materials. GMO testing laboratory incorporates fully calibrated and standardized instruments in the methods to assure quality and to minimize analytical errors. A genetically modified organism (GMO) testing The concept of altering organism genes for human benefit goes back over thousands of years with the beginning of cultivation of crops. Farmers have long back crossed plants displaying favorable traits in order to produce an improved hybrid. Ever since the genetic structure of DNA was developed in 1953, potential of genetic engineering has attracted scientists to redesign the DNA to develop GMO plants. GMO plants are produced in laboratories by transferring genes from other organism be it plant or animal or bacteria into unrelated organism. Now a day’s many countries are producing GMO plant and their products to increase the food production for the growing population of the world. For example USA along produced 70% of GMO seeds and supply to other countries. Every new product entering into market are not sure if it safe for human and animal consumption. Hereunder you may find brief information on genetically modified organism GMO as follows : • DNA cell is the basic unit of life which contains nucleus in the centre. DNA is the genetic material present in every cell on chrom osomes inside the nucleus. Gene is a part of DNA responsible for a particular trait or character in the organism. • GMO a genetically modified organism is an organism in which its original DNA is manipulated with the sequence of DNA from other unrelated organism by using DNA recombinant technology. GMOs are created by : • Removing particular trait or sequence or character. • Adding particular trait or sequence or character. • Modifying particular trait or sequence or character.

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‫والجرثومية‬ ‫الكيميائية‬ ‫التحاليل‬ ‫مختبر‬
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3. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫الغذائية‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬
‫وزارة‬ ‫قِبل‬ ‫من‬ ‫والمرخص‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫الغذائية‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ ‫يعتبر‬
‫والجودة‬ ‫المقاييس‬ ‫و‬ ‫للمواصفات‬ ‫السعودية‬ ‫الهيئة‬ ‫من‬ ‫والمعتمد‬ ‫والصناعة‬ ‫التجارة‬
‫المتخصصة‬ ‫الرائدة‬ ‫المختبرات‬ ‫من‬ ISO-17025 ‫السعودية‬ ‫القياسية‬ ‫للمواصفات‬
‫ويهدف‬ ،‫واإلقليمي‬ ‫المحلي‬ ‫المستوى‬ ‫على‬ ‫والزراعية‬ ‫الغذائية‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحوصات‬ ‫في‬
‫الثورة‬ ‫مجال‬ ‫في‬ ‫الحديثة‬ ‫التقنية‬ ‫نقل‬ ‫في‬ ‫وفاعل‬ ‫ممير‬ ‫دور‬ ‫له‬ ‫يكون‬ ‫أن‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫المختبر‬
.‫المجال‬‫هذا‬‫في‬‫المستجدات‬‫آخر‬‫متابعة‬‫وإلى‬‫السعودية‬‫العربية‬‫المملكة‬‫إلى‬‫الحيوية‬

4. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
‫المختبر‬ ‫يقدمها‬ ‫التي‬ ‫الخدمات‬
‫المعدلة‬ ‫الغذائية‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ ‫يستخدم‬
‫المواد‬ ‫عن‬ ‫للكشف‬ ‫العالمية‬ ‫التقنيات‬ ‫أحدث‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬
DNA ‫النووي‬ ‫الحامض‬ ‫عزل‬ ‫وتقنيات‬ ‫الوراثية‬
‫تقنيات‬ ‫على‬ ‫تعتمد‬ ‫التي‬ ‫الفحوصات‬ ‫المختبر‬ ‫يقدم‬ ‫كما‬
‫للتفاعالت‬ ‫آنية‬ ‫ومراقبة‬ ‫مضاعفة‬ ‫وتقنيات‬ PCR
. Real Time PCR – Light cycle‫جهاز‬ ‫باستخدام‬
‫والفحوصات‬ ‫التحليل‬ ‫بإجراء‬ ‫المختبر‬ ‫يقوم‬ ‫حيث‬
‫االستهالكية‬ ‫والسلع‬ ‫الغذائية‬ ‫للمواد‬ ‫الدقيقة‬ ‫المخبرية‬
‫وتحديد‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحوصات‬ ‫شاملة‬
‫المحلية‬ ‫والمنتجات‬ ‫للسلع‬ ‫الوراثي‬ ‫التحوير‬ ‫نسبة‬
‫البكتيري‬ ‫التلوث‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الكشف‬ ‫وفحوصات‬ ‫والمستوردة‬
.‫األغذية‬ ‫في‬ ‫الخنزير‬ ‫مشتقات‬ ‫عن‬ ‫والكشف‬ ‫األغذية‬ ‫في‬

5. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫الغذائية‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬
‫نسخ‬ ‫من‬ ‫العلماء‬ ‫مكن‬ ‫مما‬ ‫كبير‬ ‫بشكل‬ ‫العلم‬ ‫تطور‬ ‫الماضية‬ ‫السنوات‬ ‫خالل‬
‫إلى‬ ‫كائن‬ ‫من‬ DNA ‫النووي‬ ‫الحامض‬ ‫في‬ ‫المخزنة‬ ‫الوراثية‬ ‫الصفات‬ ‫ونقل‬
‫هذا‬ ‫عن‬ ‫ونتج‬ ‫النبات‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫والبكتيريا‬ ‫الفطريات‬ ‫صفات‬ ‫نقل‬ ‫ذلك‬ ‫في‬ ‫بما‬ ‫آخر‬
ً‫ا‬‫تجاري‬ ‫وتنتج‬ ‫المعامل‬ ‫في‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المحورة‬ ‫بالكائنات‬ ‫اليوم‬ ‫يسمى‬ ‫العملما‬
‫وتسويقية‬ ‫إنتاجية‬ ‫مشاكل‬ ‫لعالج‬ ‫المتقدمة‬ ‫العالم‬ ‫دول‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫في‬ ً‫ا‬‫وزراعي‬
%70 ‫يقارب‬ ‫ما‬ ‫تنتج‬ ‫وحدها‬ ‫األمريكية‬ ‫المتحدة‬ ‫فالواليات‬ ،‫أساسي‬ ‫بشكل‬
‫منتج‬ ‫وكأي‬ .‫العالم‬ ‫دول‬ ‫مختلف‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫وتصدرها‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المحورة‬ ‫الحبوب‬ ‫من‬
‫تناول‬ ‫ومالئمة‬ ‫سالمة‬ ‫عن‬ ‫العلماء‬ ‫بين‬ ‫كبير‬ ‫وجدل‬ ‫تردد‬ ‫هنالك‬ ‫فإن‬ ‫جديد‬
‫الذي‬ ‫التحوير‬ ‫أن‬ ‫خاصة‬ ،‫البعيد‬ ‫المدى‬ ‫على‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المحورة‬ ‫األغذية‬ ‫هذه‬
‫لمصلحة‬ ‫وليس‬ ‫والتاجر‬ ‫المزارع‬ ‫لمصلحة‬ ‫يوجه‬ ‫الدول‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫في‬ ‫يعمل‬
‫األفعال‬ ‫وردود‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المحورة‬ ‫الكائنات‬ ‫إنتشار‬ ‫بداية‬ ‫ومع‬ .‫المستهلك‬
‫وهل‬ ،‫له‬ ‫البشرية‬ ‫حاجة‬ ‫ومدى‬ ‫الوراثي‬ ‫التحوير‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الحديث‬ ‫كثر‬ ‫لها‬ ‫المعاكسة‬
‫فإنه‬ ‫أفضل‬ ‫بشكل‬ ‫الصورة‬ ‫لنا‬ ‫تتضح‬ ‫حتى‬ .‫؟‬ ‫والبيئة‬ ‫الصحة‬ ‫على‬ ‫آمن‬ ‫هو‬
.‫الموضوع‬ ‫هذا‬ ‫في‬ ‫المهمة‬ ‫التعريفات‬ ‫لبعض‬ ‫مبسط‬ ‫شرح‬ ‫تقديم‬ ‫من‬ ‫البد‬

6. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
‫الوراثية‬ ‫المادة‬
‫وتحتوي‬ ‫نواة‬ ‫خلية‬ ‫كل‬ ‫في‬ ‫ويوجد‬ ‫الحي‬ ‫الكائن‬ ‫بناء‬ ‫وحدة‬ ‫هي‬ ‫الخاليا‬ ‫تعتبر‬
‫المادة‬ ‫وتكون‬ )‫(الكروموسومات‬ ‫الصبغيات‬ ‫من‬ ‫عدد‬ ‫بها‬ ‫يوجد‬ ‫نوية‬ ‫على‬ ‫النواة‬
.‫الخلية‬ ‫أمور‬ ‫بتسيير‬ ‫تقوم‬ ‫حيث‬ ‫من‬ ‫النواة‬ ‫في‬ ‫محفوظة‬ ‫الوراثية‬
‫هذا‬ ‫ويكون‬ ‫األصلية‬ ‫الوراثية‬ ‫المادة‬ ‫في‬ ‫يحدث‬ ‫تغيير‬ ‫أي‬ ‫هو‬ ‫الوراثي‬ ‫التحوير‬
‫الحيوية‬ ‫التقنيات‬ ‫باستخدام‬ ‫البشري‬ ‫التدخل‬ ‫بواسطة‬ ‫أو‬ ً‫ا‬‫طبيعي‬ ‫إما‬ ‫التغيير‬
: ‫التالية‬ ‫األغراض‬ ‫ألحد‬ ‫الحية‬ ‫الكائنات‬ ‫تحوير‬ ‫ويكون‬ ،‫الحديثة‬
.‫أفضل‬ ً‫ا‬‫مذاق‬ ‫النباتات‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫إعطاء‬ •
.‫محددة‬ ‫صفات‬ ‫إبطال‬ •
.‫أكثر‬ ‫أو‬ ‫جديدة‬ ‫صفة‬ ‫إدخال‬ •
.‫تقليله‬ ‫أو‬ ‫نشاطها‬ ‫لزيادة‬ ‫إما‬ ‫صفات‬ ‫تحوير‬ •

7. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
‫؟‬ ‫لألغذية‬ ‫الوراثي‬ ‫التحوير‬ ‫من‬ ‫الهدف‬ ‫ما‬
‫أهم‬ ‫هنا‬ ‫وسنعرض‬ ‫المحوّر‬ ‫الكائن‬ ‫بحسب‬ ‫التحوير‬ ‫من‬ ‫الهدف‬ ‫يختلف‬
: )‫(الغذائي‬ ‫النباتي‬ ‫التحوير‬ ‫أسباب‬
‫يقلل‬ ‫مما‬ ‫لآلفات‬ ‫مقاومة‬ ‫نباتات‬ ‫إنتاج‬ ‫طريق‬ ‫عن‬ :‫اآلفات‬ ‫مقاومة‬ •
‫البيئة‬ ‫على‬ ‫سلبي‬ ‫أثر‬ ‫لها‬ ‫التي‬ ‫الحشرية‬ ‫المبيدات‬ ‫استخدام‬ ‫من‬
.‫المستهلك‬ ‫صحة‬ ‫وعلى‬
‫المستهلك‬ ‫فيشجع‬ ‫أفضل‬ ً‫ال‬‫شك‬ ‫والثمار‬ ‫النبات‬ ‫إلعطاء‬ :‫الشكل‬ •
.‫المنتج‬ ‫على‬ ‫لإلقبال‬
.‫أفضل‬ ً‫ا‬‫مذاق‬ ‫النباتات‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫إلعطاء‬ :‫الطعم‬ •
‫اللون‬ ‫تغير‬ ‫على‬ ‫تساعد‬ ‫التي‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫لتقليل‬ :‫والتخزين‬ ‫الحفظ‬ •
.‫والتوزيع‬ ‫للتخزين‬ ‫أكبر‬ ‫فرصة‬ ‫المسوّق‬ ‫فتعطي‬
‫لتحوي‬ ‫األغذية‬ ‫لبعض‬ ‫الغذائية‬ ‫القيمة‬ ‫لزيادة‬ :‫الغذائي‬ ‫المحتوى‬ •
.‫والعناصر‬ ‫الفيتامينات‬ ‫من‬ ‫أعلى‬ ‫معدالت‬
‫التطعيمات‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫لتنتج‬ ‫األغذية‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫تحوّر‬ :‫التطيعمات‬ •
.‫لألطفال‬ ‫الضرورية‬

8. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
‫؟‬ ‫الوراثي‬ ‫للتحوير‬ ‫السلبية‬ ‫اآلثار‬ ‫ما‬
: ‫كالتالي‬ ‫استعراضها‬ ‫يمكن‬
،‫الطبيعة‬ ‫حساب‬ ‫على‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المحورة‬ ‫النباتات‬ ‫انتشار‬ : ‫بيئية‬ ‫آثار‬ •
‫في‬ ‫التمييز‬ ‫صعوبة‬ ،‫بها‬ ‫مرغوب‬ ‫غير‬ ‫جديدة‬ ‫محورة‬ ‫كائنات‬ ‫إطالق‬
‫بالتلوث‬ ‫مايسمى‬ ‫حدوث‬ ،‫األصل‬ ‫وبين‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدل‬ ‫بين‬ ‫الحاالت‬ ‫بعض‬
.‫التربة‬ ‫من‬ ً‫ا‬‫أبد‬ ‫يزول‬ ‫ال‬ ‫أثره‬ ‫أن‬ ‫الدراسات‬ ‫أثبتت‬ ‫الذي‬ ‫التربة‬ ‫في‬ ‫الجيني‬
ً‫ا‬‫سلب‬ ‫يؤثر‬ ‫مما‬ ‫واالقتصادي‬ ‫العلمي‬ ‫بنوعية‬ ‫االحتكار‬ : ‫اقتصادية‬ ‫آثار‬ •
‫البراءات‬ ‫حقوق‬ ‫حفظ‬ ،‫التقنية‬ ‫تلك‬ ‫التملك‬ ‫التي‬ ‫النامية‬ ‫الدول‬ ‫على‬
.‫المحورة‬ ‫النباتات‬ ‫من‬ ‫ألصناف‬
)‫مستحثات‬ ،‫للمضادات‬ ‫(مقاومة‬ ‫دخيلة‬ ‫جينات‬ : ‫وغذائية‬ ‫صحية‬ ‫آثار‬ •
‫المادة‬ ‫في‬ ‫اندماجها‬ ‫وعشوائية‬ ‫النبات‬ ‫وظائف‬ ‫في‬ ‫خلل‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫يؤدي‬ ‫وهذا‬
‫للمضادات‬ ‫المقاومة‬ ‫متعددة‬ ‫كائنات‬ ‫ونشر‬ ‫إنتاج‬ ،‫المستهدفة‬ ‫الوراثية‬
.‫والحيوان‬ ‫اإلنسان‬ ‫لدى‬ ‫المنتجات‬ ‫لبعض‬ ‫حساسية‬ ‫وجود‬ ‫ثبوت‬ .‫الحيوية‬
‫تحديد‬ ‫صعوبة‬ .‫البشرية‬ ‫باألغذية‬ ‫للحيوان‬ ‫المصممة‬ ‫األغذية‬ ‫اختالط‬
‫المدى‬ ‫بعيدة‬ ‫اآلثار‬ .‫وبروتينات‬ ‫فيتامينات‬ ‫من‬ ‫المحوّر‬ ‫الغذاء‬ ‫مكونات‬
.‫بعد‬ ‫تختبر‬ ‫لم‬ ‫والتي‬
‫مصادر‬ ‫وضوح‬ ‫لعدم‬ ‫وذلك‬ ،‫جوازه‬ ‫ومدى‬ ‫التحوير‬ ‫مبدأ‬ : ‫دينية‬ ‫متعلقات‬ •
.‫خنازير‬ ‫أو‬ ‫فئران‬ ‫من‬ ‫كانت‬ ‫إذا‬ ‫خاصة‬ ‫المستخدمة‬ ‫الجينات‬
‫معاكسة‬ ‫صحية‬ ‫آثار‬ ‫ذات‬ ‫سلبية‬ ‫جينات‬ ‫إدخال‬ ‫إمكانية‬ : ‫سياسية‬ ‫متعلقات‬ •
.‫الوراثية‬ ‫الهندسة‬ ‫حرب‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الحديث‬ ‫ازدياد‬ ‫مع‬ ‫خاصة‬

9. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬ MOTABAQAH |GMO TESTING LABORATORY
‫؟‬ ‫غيره‬ ‫عن‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المحوّر‬ ‫الغذاء‬ ‫تميز‬ ‫كيف‬
‫الدقيق‬ ‫الفحص‬ ‫طريق‬ ‫عن‬ ‫إال‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المحوّر‬ ‫الغذاء‬ ‫تمييز‬ ‫يمكن‬ ‫ال‬
‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ ‫يقدم‬ ‫ذلك‬ ‫في‬ ‫الفصل‬ ‫كلمة‬ ‫وإلعطاء‬ ،‫للغذاء‬
ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫األغذية‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫خدمة‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫الغذائية‬
.‫قياسي‬ ‫وقت‬ ‫في‬ ‫النتائج‬ ‫على‬ ‫والحصول‬ ‫الطرق‬ ‫وأدق‬ ‫أحدث‬ ‫باستخدام‬

10. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
‫األغذية‬ ‫في‬ ‫البكتيري‬ ‫التلوث‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الكشف‬
‫التلوث‬ ‫عن‬ ‫للكشف‬ ‫الطرق‬ ‫أحدث‬ ً‫ا‬‫وراثي‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫األغذية‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ ‫يقدم‬
‫الحمض‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫طريق‬ ‫عن‬ ‫وذلك‬ ‫والدقة‬ ‫الفائقة‬ ‫بالسرعة‬ ‫تمتاز‬ ‫والتي‬ ‫البكتيري‬
‫على‬ ‫الكشف‬ ‫الكشفية‬ ‫الطرق‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫وتشمل‬ PCR ‫تقنية‬ ‫باستخدام‬ DNS ‫النووي‬
: ‫التالي‬
E.coli ‫بكتيريا‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الكشف‬ •
Salmonella ‫بكتيريا‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الكشف‬ •
Listeria ‫بكتيريا‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الكشف‬ •
Campylobacter ‫بكتيريا‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الكشف‬ •

11. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
‫األغذية‬ ‫في‬ ‫الخنزير‬ ‫مشتقات‬ ‫عن‬ ‫الكشف‬
‫مشتقات‬ ‫عن‬ ‫للكشف‬ PCR ‫تقنية‬ ‫على‬ ‫تعتمد‬ ‫فحوصات‬ ‫المختبر‬ ‫يقدم‬
.‫األغذية‬ ‫في‬ ‫الخنزير‬

12. ‫وراثيا‬ ‫المعدلة‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫فحص‬ ‫مختبر‬ | ‫مطابقة‬
‫للمختبر‬ ‫الحديثة‬ ‫والتقنيات‬ ‫المعدات‬
‫الالزمة‬ ‫واألدوات‬ ‫والمعدات‬ ‫األجهزة‬ ‫من‬ ‫العديد‬ ‫على‬ ‫المختبر‬ ‫يحتوي‬
.‫المطلوبة‬ ‫اإلختبارات‬ ‫ألداء‬

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‫الجودة‬ ‫من‬ ‫للتحقق‬ ‫الدقيق‬ ‫المعيار‬
Exact standard for quality

14. Laboratory equipment :
GMO testing laboratory incorporates fully calibrated and standardized
instruments in the methods to assure quality and minimize analytical errors.

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Detection of pork :
GMO testing laboratory offers PCR based technique for testing prohibited materials in food
productsintendedforhuman(religiouslyprohibited)includingdetectionofporkfoodsamples.

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Microbial detection:
GMO testing laboratory provides rapid, specific, reliable and extreme-
ly sensitive detection of microbial contamination in every finished
food and raw materials by using Real-Time PCR technology.
• Presence of E.coli.
• Presence of Salmonella.
• Presence of Listeria.
• Presence of Campylobacter.

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How to know whether food
is modified or not?
Any food can be checked whether it’s genetically modified or not by using
highly advanced methods called PCR methods. Now a days GMO testing
iscarriedoutbyusinglatestversionsofPCRcalledReal-TimePCRwhere
the results can be analyzed online and generated within short period
of time. This method is very fast, reliable specific and very sensitive.

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What are the disadvantages of GMO?
• Environmental hazards : concerns have raised that pollen from GM plant may travel
by wind to other wild plants causing an unintended harm to other organisms. Another concern
is also that gene transferred from GM plant to non target species and to helpful bacteria in the soil.
• Economics : bringing GMO foods to the marker is a very lengthy and costly process by agri
companies. Many varieties of GMO foods are being patented and thus raising the cost of GMO
seed so that small farmers and the third world countries cannot afford to buy it bringing the
big gap between rich and poor.
• Health : many people in the world have developed life threatening allergy to peanuts and
many other foods. So concerns are raised if a gene added to this crop plants or foods causes
allergy to other susceptible people.
• Bioethics : concerns have raised about violation of natural organism by mixing genes
among species. There are objections on religious ground to consuming animal genes in plants
and other food products.
• Politics : some countries accepted GMO foods and others fully rejected. Regulators and
governments in many countries have come under pressure to strengthen labeling requirements
in their respective countries. Some companies produce GMO and deliberately mix in the
non-GMO food and sent to other countries which might result in the loss of confidence
and increases trad barrier.

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What are the reasons for doing
Genetic modifications?
• Pesticides resistance : crop losses from insects are very devastating for the farmers
and loss of food to the population. Consumers do not wish to eat food treated with lots of
chemical pesticides. Genetic modification offers an alternative to the above causes by bring
gene for resistance to pesticides from bacteria into the crop plant after which insect will be
killed and much of the crop will be safe.
• Taste and appearance : plants or foods are modified by adding genes responsible for
increasing the taste and color to the food which attracts more to the consumers.
• Shelf life : some crops cannot be stored for a long period of time and will be destroyed if
not use in a proper time. So the crop plant is genetically engineered to increase the shelf life
of the crop. Example: Tomato.
• Food contents : malnutrition is very common in the third world countries where
impoverished people cannot get proper nutrients. So the crops are genetically engineered by
adding genes responsible for vitamins, genes for increasing the protein content. Example:
Golden rice.
• Vaccines : sometimes vaccines are very costly to produce and difficult to store in cold
storage condition in poorly developed countries. Researchers are working in developing ed-
ible vaccines in Banana and Tomato plants by recombinant DNA technology.

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Every new product entering
into market are not sure if it safe for human and animal consumption.
Hereunder you may find brief information on genetically modified
organism GMO as follows :
• DNA cell is the basic unit of life which contains nucleus in the
centre. DNA is the genetic material present in every cell on chrom
osomes inside the nucleus. Gene is a part of DNA responsible for
a particular trait or character in the organism.
• GMO a genetically modified organism is an organism in which
its original DNA is manipulated with the sequence of DNA from
other unrelated organism by using DNA recombinant technology.
GMOs are created by :
• Removing particular trait or sequence or character.
• Adding particular trait or sequence or character.
• Modifying particular trait or sequence or character.

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A genetically modified organism (GMO) testing
Theconceptofalteringorganismgenesforhumanbenefitgoesbackoverthousandsofyearswiththebeginning
ofcultivationofcrops.Farmershavelongbackcrossedplantsdisplayingfavorabletraitsinordertoproducean
improvedhybrid.EversincethegeneticstructureofDNAwasdevelopedin1953,potentialofgeneticengineering
hasattractedscientiststoredesigntheDNAtodevelopGMOplants.GMOplantsareproducedinlaboratories
bytransferringgenesfromotherorganismbeitplantoranimalorbacteriaintounrelatedorganism.Nowaday’s
many countries are producing GMO plant and their products to increase the food production for the growing
population of the world. For example USA along produced 70% of GMO seeds and supply to other countries.

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Lab services
GMO testing laboratory uses the PCR technology which provides
the most accurate nucleic acids quantification available in the
market by using highly advanced technique called Real-Time PCR
(light cycler) technology. GMO testing laboratory specialized in the
fields of GMO testing, microbial detection and pork identification
in food, feed and raw materials. GMO testing laboratory
incorporates fully calibrated and standardized instruments in
the methods to assure quality and to minimize analytical errors.

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Lab overview
A genetically modified organism (GMO) testing laboratory is the first private laboratory approved
by the ministry of commerce and industry (MOCI) and accredited by Saudi standards metrology
and quality organization (SASO) specification of the stander ISO-17025 to provide its services to
all local and international food companies, seed companies, seed producers, seed breeders, food
suppliers and private individuals.

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