Detection of NGT products to promote innovation in Europe

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SEFRI

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24.00063

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Detection of NGT products to promote innovation in Europe

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Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)	DETECTIVE will develop and validate approaches to detect, identify, and quantify plant and animal products resulting from new genomictechniques (NGTs). NGT products are currently regulated as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the EU. This means that theyare subject to authorisation procedures, which include event-specific methods for detection, identification, and quantification of thecorresponding food and feed products. However, the analytical methods commonly used for transgenic GMOs are often not suitablefor NGT products as these often do not contain genetic elements that allow unambiguous traceability. DETECTIVE will investigatethe technical forefront for detection including the latest PCR-based and sequencing approaches for NGT products with known andunknown genetic alterations, and validate these in national enforcement laboratories. We will build a cluster of databases to enableMachine Learning-based screening. While technical detection may be limited, DETECTIVE will also look into non-technical approachesto traceability and authenticity to develop comprehensive solutions, including their respective economic and legal implications, to awide range of NGT products. By taking a systemic and holistic approach, DETECTIVE will identify the boundary conditions thattraceability approaches need to meet. The results will promote NGT research and innovation (R&I) that enable a resilient primaryproduction (agriculture and animal husbandry) of highly nutritional food products and thereby contribute to a sustainable, healthy andinclusive food system in Europe that enables choice for both producers and consumers. DETECTIVE is a multi-disciplinary and multisectoralconsortium and its links to relevant stakeholders through a Stakeholder Advisory Board will enable an improved understandingand awareness of the challenges related to traceability, authenticity and transparency of NGT-derived products.

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DETECTIVE will develop and validate approaches to detect, identify, and quantify plant and animal products resulting from new genomictechniques (NGTs). NGT products are currently regulated as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the EU. This means that theyare subject to authorisation procedures, which include event-specific methods for detection, identification, and quantification of thecorresponding food and feed products. However, the analytical methods commonly used for transgenic GMOs are often not suitablefor NGT products as these often do not contain genetic elements that allow unambiguous traceability. DETECTIVE will investigatethe technical forefront for detection including the latest PCR-based and sequencing approaches for NGT products with known andunknown genetic alterations, and validate these in national enforcement laboratories. We will build a cluster of databases to enableMachine Learning-based screening. While technical detection may be limited, DETECTIVE will also look into non-technical approachesto traceability and authenticity to develop comprehensive solutions, including their respective economic and legal implications, to awide range of NGT products. By taking a systemic and holistic approach, DETECTIVE will identify the boundary conditions thattraceability approaches need to meet. The results will promote NGT research and innovation (R&I) that enable a resilient primaryproduction (agriculture and animal husbandry) of highly nutritional food products and thereby contribute to a sustainable, healthy andinclusive food system in Europe that enables choice for both producers and consumers. DETECTIVE is a multi-disciplinary and multisectoralconsortium and its links to relevant stakeholders through a Stakeholder Advisory Board will enable an improved understandingand awareness of the challenges related to traceability, authenticity and transparency of NGT-derived products.