KRAV s GMO Risk List Food Products

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1 KRAV s GMO Risk List Food Products Background KRAV- certified companies must demonstrate that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have not been used in certified production, and that the company has done everything it can to ensure that raw materials, additives and process aids do not contain GMOs. The risk of GMO contamination and unintentional mixture into a product depends in part on the raw materials used in the production. This GMO risk list divides raw materials into two groups. Group 1 lists products with a high risk of GMO contamination and Group 2 lists products with a lower risk of GMO contamination. The documentation requirements for a company are different for each of these two groups (see below for each group). A certificate showing that a raw material is organic also confirms that the product is not made with or from GMOs. For some products however there is a risk of GMO contamination from pollen or in the handling chain, and in that case sampling and analysis is the safest way to show that the product is GMO free. For organic food production, under certain conditions, small amounts of conventional ingredients can be included, at most 5%. In such cases, the manufacturer must submit a special certificate that the raw material or additive is not made using GMOs. Products with a high risk of GMO contamination also require sampling and analysis. According to the EU regulation, traces of authorized GMOs in organic produce and products are acceptable if the rate does not exceed 0.9%, on the condition that the presence is "adventitious or technically unavoidable." The KRAV standards prohibit this level of GMO contamination. For KRAV-certified products the maximum permitted GMO contamination is 0.1%, as this is the lowest concentration that can with certainty be determined using standard analytical methods. Risk List Group 1. Products with a High Risk of Contamination with GMO or GMmaterial. Group 1 includes the following types of products: 1. Products from crops where there is large-scale commercial or field-scale cultivation. KRAV Incorporated Association P.O. Box 1037, SE Uppsala Sweden Visiting address: Kungsängsgatan 12 Switchboard: +46 (0) Website: info@krav.se

2 2. Products from GMO crops marketed in the EU in significant volumes. Note: If commercial cultivation does not occur in the EU, and takes place only in one to three other countries then the countries concerned are specified in the column "From" in the table below. 3. There are known cases of contamination with GMO or GM-material, possibly from a particular country (listed in the column " from"), though there is no commercial cultivation. An example is flax from Canada, where GMOs were found as late as 2009, even though commercial cultivation of GMO flax in Canada ended in raw materials and products From comments Cotton products All countries e.g. cotton seed oil Flaxseed and flaxseed products Maize and maize products, including popcorn and corn flakes Canada All countries products often made from maize: fructose, glucose (dextrose), maltose (malt sugar), maltodextrin, glucose (glucose syrup), xylose (wood sugar), starch, ethanol (alcohol), HVP (hydrolysed vegetable protein) fibres Canola and canola products USA, Canada, Australia products often produced from canola: fibres Rice and rice products China, USA, Iran Soy and soy products All countries products often made from soy: lecithin (E322), HVP (hydrolysed vegetable protein), fibre * From refers to countries where the product is cultivated. Verification Requirements No further verification is required for KRAV-certified ingredients. For organic raw materials that are not KRAV-certified*: Sampling and analysis for each delivery of raw material. Analysis results should be traceable to the consignment concerned. The content of GMOs or GM-materials must not exceed 0.1%. (Read more under the heading "Sampling and Analysis") 2

3 For conventional raw materials: GMO-free attestation. Sampling and analysis for each delivery of raw material. Analysis results should be traceable to the consignment concerned. The content of GMOs must not exceed 0.1%. (Read more under the heading "Sampling and Analysis") * Certificates for organic raw materials certified by Bio Austria are adequate as these certifications are equivalent to KRAV certification with regard to GMOs. There may be other certifications that are equivalent with regard to GMOs, and these will be added in due course. Group 2. Products with a Low Risk of Contamination with GMO or GMmaterial. Group 2 includes the following types of products: 1. Products from crops with experimental cultivation, but no commercial cultivation, at least not to any great extent. 2. Products from GMO crops approved for marketing in the EU, but with which there is no substantial trade. 3. Products that might be produced from genetically modified microorganisms (GMMOs). 2a Products that Might Be Produced With or Contain GMOs raw materials and products From* comments Sugar beets and sugar beet products Sugar and other products from Sugar cane Peanut and peanut oil Alfalfa/Luzern Canola and canola products Rice and rice products USA, Canada Brasil USA USA, Canada and Australia All countries except: Canada, USA, Australia all countries except: China, USA, Iran e.g. raw sugar, syrup Sugar and other products from Sugar cane e.g. rice starch 3

4 Papaya and products of papaya China, USA * From refers to countries where the product is cultivated. Verification Requirements No further verification is required for KRAV-certified and other organic ingredients. For conventional raw materials: GMO-free attestation. 2b Products that Might Be Produced With or Contain GMMOs (genetically modified microorganisms) additives and process aids enzymes antioxidants comments rennet (chymosin), amylase, pectinase, protease ascorbic acid (E300), citric acid (E330) calcium citrate (E333), tartaric acid (E334), sodium (E335), potassium tartrate (E336) flavorings vitamins yeast bacterial preparations, microorganisms carotenes (vitamin A, E160), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), vitamin D, tocopherol (vitamin E), B12 attestation is not required for baker's yeast lactic culture, mold culture, butyric acid culture acetic acid (from fermentation) sodium benzoate (E211) lactic acid (E270) alginic acid (E400) sodium alginate (E401) potassium alginate (E402) xanthan gum (E415) 4

5 Verification Requirements For additives and process aids: A GMO-free attestation concerning the microorganisms used in the process. (For yeast and bacterial preparations, the attestation must be with reference to the product. The content of GMMOs must in that case be no greater than 0.1%.) GMO-free attestation A GMO-free attestation.can be based on that the crop is grown in a country where there is no GMO cultivation of the crop concerned, and that it can be shown that the segregation in further steps in the production have been maintained, i.e. that the consignment is only handled in systems where there are no GMOs or in closed containers. A GMO-free attestation can also be based on that sampling takes place at critical control points according to the principles of the IP system (Identity Preservation System). The attestation must state: the product s name and consignment number. The attestation can be one of the following two alternatives: self-declaration in Annex XIII (EC) No 889/2008 (see Appendix 1) A attestation equivalent to the following: I declare that this product was manufactured neither from nor by GMOs as those terms are used in Articles 2 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. I undertake to inform our customer and its control body/authority immediately if this declaration is withdrawn or modified, or if any information comes to light which would undermine its accuracy. Sampling and Analysis Sampling and analysis must be done in accordance with EU Commission Recommendation 2004/787/EC. The documentation must show that the sample and results of the analysis are regarding the consignment. Screening for GMOs with PCR analysis is the standard method of analysis. Parameters that must be checked are: - that the screening is done for all the relevant GMOs. 5

6 - that the method is sensitive enough. KRAV requires a reporting limit of 0.1% 6

7 Appendix 1 GMO-free Attestation 7