A research on the presence of genetically modified organisms in milk

It's sought to expand agricultural fields and increase the productivity of current ones in order to fulfil the food need of the entire world. Accordingly, traditional agricultural methods should be laid aside proceeding to contemporary ones in order to obtain more products. In recent years, new developments in genetic engineering and molecular biotechnology have made it possible for organisms' genetic structures to be changed. Making changes in living organisms' genetic structures through utilizing the technology, it has been attempted to acquire plant and animal species stronger against diseases and pests, and yielding more and quality goods. Among the most cultivated GMO goods are corn, cotton and canola. Consumers constitute most of the genetically modified fodder plants also in global stockbreeding population. Genetically modified fodder plants are used more than traditional ones. The potential risks on human health as a result of using the goods provided from animals eating GMO fodder plants containing GMO raw materials are discussed. In our study, 20 packed and 20 non-packed milk was used. 1 litre was received from the samples and DNA isolation was made. Roche Light Cycler 480 II Real Time PCR was used to work on the isolated DNAs. A control test was also done in order to evaluate the performance of the test. No GMO was detected in the milk samples we analysed in the study, which is considered promising.