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  Properties:
GMO content 18.9 - 21.1 g/kg

Remarks:
Dried maize powder containing genetically modified Bt-176 Maize. Certified mass fraction of Bt-176 maize = 20.0 g/kg Glass bottle containing approx. 1 g of maize powder packed under argon atmosphere *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BF411e *** Additional keywords: GMO event, SYN-EV176-9

Intended Use:
Intended to be used for the calibration and quality control of GM detection methods.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BF411e.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/181900

 
  Properties:
Dietary fibre (AOAC 1990) 30.2 g/100g
Dietary fibre (Englyst gas chromat.) 24.1 g/100g
Dietary fibre (Uppsala) 27.6 g/100g
Dietary fibre 30.5 g/100g
Dietary fibre (Englyst colorimetry) 25 g/100g

Remarks:
Mass fraction of dietary fibre in dried bran breakfast cereal. Unit size: 25 g in food grade glass bottles with flexible stoppers and tamperproof screw tops which have been sealed under vacuum *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BD518 ***

Intended Use:
The reference material can only be used to check the performance of the specific methods for which the materials have been certified and for the quality control of analytical measurements for nutritional labelling by these specific methods.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BD518.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/248750

 
  Properties:
S 0.472 %

Remarks:
Total Glucosinolate and Sulphur in Rapeseed (Colza); Total content of Glucosinolate = 23 mmol/kg Units of 20 g of whole seed sealed under nitrogen in aluminium plastic laminated sachets. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BC190 ***

Intended Use:
Is intended, in the case of total GSL analysis, for checking the validity of a calibration curve and/or the performance of a method and, in the case of XRF analysis (S calibration), for calibration of XRF spectrometers strictly following the procedure described in ISO 9167-2.

CRM Certificate:  c2032913.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/248850

 
  Properties:
GMO content 0 - 0.06 g/kg

Remarks:
ERM-BF436a is one of five DAS-44406-6 soya powder certified reference materials (CRMs) containing different mass fractions of this genetically modified soya. ERM-BF436a has been produced from whole seeds of non-modified soya supplied by Dow AgroSciences (DAS, Oxon, UK). In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004, the DAS-44406-6 soya event was assigned the unique identifier code DAS-444Ø6-6. The five CRMs (ERM-BF436a, ERM-BF436b, ERM-BF436c, ERM-BF436d and ERM-BF436e) were produced and certified under the responsibility of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements of the European Commissions Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC-IRMM). The CRM is supplied in amber glass bottles containing at least 1 g soya powder packed under argon atmosphere. Bottles should be stored dry and in the dark at maximum 4°C *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BF436a *** Additional keywords: DAS-44406-6 soya, GMO event

Intended Use:
intended to be used for calibration or quality control of methods for the identification and quantification of genetically modified DAS-44406-6 soya in food and feed.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BF436a.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/246450

 
  Properties:
GMO content 91 - 109 g/kg

Remarks:
ERM-BF436e is one of five DAS-44406-6 soya powder certified reference materials (CRMs) containing different mass fractions of this genetically modified soya. ERM-BF436e has been produced from whole seeds of non-modified soya and genetically modified DAS-44406-6 soya, both supplied by Dow AgroSciences (DAS, Oxon, UK). In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004, the DAS 44406-6 soya event was assigned the unique identifier code DAS-444Ø6-6. The five CRMs (ERM-BF436a, ERM-BF436b, ERM-BF436c, ERM-BF436d and ERM-BF436e) were produced and certified under the responsibility of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements of the European Commissions Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC-IRMM). The CRM is supplied in amber glass bottles containing at least 1 g soya powder packed under argon atmosphere. Bottles should be stored dry and in the dark at maximum 4°C *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BF436e *** Additional keywords: DAS-44406-6 soya, GMO event

Intended Use:
The material is intended to be used for calibration or quality control of methods for the identification and quantification of genetically modified DAS-44406-6 soya in food and feed.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BF436e.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/246500

 
  Properties:
As 0.049 mg/kg
Cd 1.61 mg/kg
Cu 2.74 mg/kg
Mn 34.2 mg/kg
Pb 0.42 mg/kg
Zn 23.1 mg/kg

Remarks:
Rice flour The samples consist of 15 g of rice flour in amber glass bottles, closed with polyethylene inserts, screw caps and a crimp seal. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/IRMM-804 ***

Intended Use:
The main purpose of the material is to assess method performance, i.e. for checking accuracy of analytical results. As any reference material, it can also be used for control charts or validation studies.

CRM Certificate:  IRMM-804.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/221200

 
  Properties:
Azoxystrobin (CAS 131860-33-8) 0.46 mg/kg
Carbendazim (CAS 10605-21-7) 0.197 mg/kg
Chlorpyrifos (CAS 2921-88-2) 0.067 mg/kg
Cypermethrin (CAS 52315-07-8) 0.052 mg/kg
Diazinon (CAS 333-41-5) 0.068 mg/kg
Dieldrin (CAS 60-57-1) 0.075 mg/kg
Endosulfan 2 (CAS 33213-65-9) 0.49 mg/kg
Imidacloprid (CAS 138261-41-3) 0.075 mg/kg
Iprodione (CAS 36734-19-7) 0.104 mg/kg
Methomyl (CAS 16752-77-5) 0.046 mg/kg
Tebuconazole (CAS 107534-96-3) 0.048 mg/kg

Remarks:
ERM-BC700 is a soya certified reference materials used for pesticide analysis The mass fractions of the following pesticides with their associated uncertainties are certified in ERM-BC700: azoxystrobin, carbendazim, chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin, diazinon, dieldrin, endosulfan, imidacloprid, iprodione, methomyl and tebuconazole. The material consists of a glass vials containing 32 g cryo-milled soya bean. The material should be stored at -20 +/- 5°C in the dark. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BC700 *** Additional keywords: pesticides

Intended Use:
The main purpose of this material is to assess method performance, i.e. for checking accuracy of analytical results/calibration. As any reference material it can be used for establishing control charts or performing validation studies.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BC700.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/238800

 
  Properties:
GMO content 0 - 0.4 g/kg

Remarks:
ERM-BF429a is a cotton seed powder prepared from whole seeds of conventional, non-modified cotton seeds delivered by Bayer BioScience NV (Gent, BE). The CRM is supplied in amber glass vials containing approximately 1 g cotton seed powder packed under argon atmosphere. ERM-BF429a is part of a set of CRMs of dried cotton seed powder, the ERM-BF429 series, containing different mass fractions (< 0.4, 10.0, 100 g/kg) of genetically modified T304-40 cotton, certified in 2010. In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004, the T304-40 cotton event was assigned the unique identifier code BCS-GHØØ4-7. Bottles should be stored dry and in the dark at (4 ± 3) °C. *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BF429a *** Additional keywords: T304-40 COTTON , GMO event, BCS-GHØØ4-7, BCS-GHØØ47, BCS-GH004-7, BCS-GH0047

Intended Use:
intended to be used for the quality control of methods for the measurement of genetically modified food and feed.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BF429a.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/244650

 
  Properties:
GMO content 0 - 0.3 g/kg

Remarks:
ERM-BF432a is one of four DAS-68416-4 ground soya seed powder certified reference materials (CRMs) containing different mass fractions of this genetically modified soya. ERM-BF432a has been produced from whole seeds of non-modified soya supplied by Dow AgroSciences (DAS, Oxon, UK). According to Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 the genetically modified DAS-68416-4 soya has the unique identifier code DAS-68416-4. The four CRMs (ERM-BF432a, ERM-BF432b, ERM-BF432c and ERM-BF432d) were produced and certified under the responsibility of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements of the European Commissions Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC-IRMM). Glass vials containing at least 1 g of dried soya seed powder closed under argon atmosphere. Bottles should be stored dry and in the dark at maximum 4°C *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BF432a *** Additional keywords: DAS-68416-4 soya, GMO event

Intended Use:
Intended for calibration or quality control of methods for the detection of genetically modified food.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BF432a.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/248100

 
  Properties:
GMO content 4.4 - 5.6 g/kg

Remarks:
ERM-BF432b is one of four DAS-68416-4 ground soya seed powder certified reference materials (CRMs) containing different mass fractions of this genetically modified soya. ERM-BF432b has been produced from whole seeds of homozygous DAS-68416-4 soya and non-modified soya both supplied by Dow AgroSciences (DAS, Oxon, UK). According to Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2004 the genetically modified DAS-68416-4 soya has the unique identifier code DAS-68416-4. The four CRMs (ERM-BF432a, ERM-BF432b, ERM-BF432c and ERM-BF432d) were produced and certified under the responsibility of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements of the European Commissions Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC-IRMM). Glass vials containing at least 1 g of dried soya seed powder closed under argon atmosphere. Bottles should be stored dry and in the dark at maximum 4°C *** For more information see https://crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/ERM-BF432b *** Additional keywords: DAS-68416-4 soya, GMO event

Intended Use:
is intended to be used for calibration or quality control of methods for the detection of genetically modified food.

CRM Certificate:  ERM-BF432b.pdf

 

Producer: (click for contact & purchase details)
 European Commission - Joint Research Centre (Belgium)

This material is produced under a valid ISO 17034 accreditation

 

Public link to this factsheet: www.comar.bam.de/rm/248150