Detection of genetically modified foods existence in Egypt markets

Abstract EN

Analysis for some field crops, feed and food products found in the local markets of Egypt was applied for GMOs detection using molecular technique based on PCR.

DNA was extracted from samples including three groups italic fresh samples (egg plant, guava, olive, mango, tomato, potato and orange), cereals and seed samples (wheat, barley, broad bean, chickpea, corn, lentils, lima bean, soybean) and food products (bechmel, beef, chicken soup, chips, feta cheese, indomie, jelly, popcorn and powder milk), followed by tests to ensure purity of DNA samples using specific primers.

GMO detection in the studied samples was conducted using specific primers for the most commonly used genes in genetic transformation such as 35S promoter from Cauliflower mosaic virus and Nopaline synthase terminator (T-Nos), using the following plasmids as positive control: PGIIMH35S-g2ps1 and pBI221.

Tests revealed existenceof GMOs in some imported products such as pudding, Jelly, popcorn and sauce due to the presence of 35S promoter and NOS terminator in soybean, while tests showed negative results in the local crops tested.