Italian National Institute for Health, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, GMO and Mycotoxin Unit, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
M. De Giacomo
Italian National Institute for Health, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, GMO and Mycotoxin Unit, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy
The objective of this study was to evaluate the carry-over of
transgenic soyabean and maize DNA in samples of milk deriving from different
groups of cows fed with either genetically modified (GM) or GM-free feed. Also,
to understand the possible source of such contamination of milk which can be
of endogenous or exogenous origin (contamination from GM feed containing
‘dust or aerosols’). The milk and feed samples were taken during routine
practices of the dairy farms in order to be as close as possible to real condition.
In total 66 samples of cow’s milk and 120 samples of feed (GM, GM-free and
organic feed) were collected in six Italian farms with different farming systems
(organic and conventional) and types of barn stalls (milking area contiguous or
separated from feeding station). The quantitative Real-Time PCR analysis of
samples confirmed the presence of GM soya and maize in GM labeled feed and
their absence in organic/GM-free feed. In the latter group, neither transgenic
nor endogenous soyabean DNA was detected in the milk samples as expected.
The limit of detection was estimated by spiking whole milk samples with GM
plant DNA before DNA extraction. The smallest concentration of soyabean DNA
required for detection was 1 ng · ml–1 of milk for lectin gene which corresponded
to about 900 copies per ml of milk. No milk samples of GM-fed cows was found
suspicious for the presence of recombinant DNA within the limit of detection.
This means that neither transfer of genetic material nor aerosol contamination
from feed to milk can be shown in the investigated husbandry system.
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