| Genetically Modified Organism
| Case Study: | Operation Sweetcorn | | Where: | Various locations in New Zealand | | When: | July 2003 | | Biosecurity Threat: | GM contamination of crops |
Field Staff:
- Track and Trace Managers
- GMO Scientists
- Seed Analysts
- GIS Technicians
- Field Technicians
Action:
- Within 12 hours, Auckland staff had processed samples of 2 x 3200 seeds ready to dispatch to Melbourne Laboratory
- GMO Laboratory can detect GM material at level of less than 0.05 per cent
- Staff worked around the clock to perform 74 DNA-based tests on 25 other seed samples
- Contain release
- Trace spread
- Use AgriBase™ to locate and contact farms within the potential contamination zones
- Use AgriBase™'s GIS capability to map fields and determine survey parameters
- Trace movement of farm machinery, stock, green waste
- Field technicians conduct extensive seed sampling programme
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