Application form for Designated Point of Entry status for specific rice
products from China – port / airport operator application
Please send this application to the Imported Food Team, Food Standards
Agency at the following email address:
Imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Please mark the email title box “DPE designation for rice products from
China”
I [name and position] on behalf of [name of port / airport operator] wish to
apply for [name of port / airport] to be a Designated Point of Entry (DPE) for
the purposes of carrying out controls for unauthorised genetically modified
rice in specific rice products originating or consigned from China.
Minimum requirements for a DPE
1.
I confirm that the point of entry meets the minimum requirements for a
DPE as listed in Annex A to this form.
2.
I have set down in Annex B to this form an explanation of how this
point of entry will meet each of the minimum requirements as a DPE and the
resources (e.g. equipment, storage facilities etc.) in place at the point of entry.
Please say if there is any agreement with relevant businesses to make use of
the facilities.
3.
I understand that if the continued operation of the DPE presents a
serious risk to public health, the designated status may be suspended by the
Food Standards Agency.
4.
This application has been discussed with the local / port health
authority [give name of authority or authorities] because minimum
requirements listed in Annex A to this form are to be fulfilled by them.
Feed and Food Products to be covered by the designation
5.
I request that the designation cover the following rice products
originating or consigned from China, subject to controls at the DPE for
unauthorised genetically modified rice (please tick one option):
(a) all feed products listed in Annex C of this form
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(b) Or all food products listed in Annex C of this form
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(c) Or all feed and food products listed in Annex C of this form
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Please note -
6. Article 6 of the Regulation requires reports to be made to the Commission
giving details of the controls carried out on products listed in Annex C.
Signature:
Name:
Port Operator:
Address:
Contact No:
Date:
Confirmation in relation to paragraph 4 by local / port health authority
responsible for feed and food controls as necessary.
Signature:
Signature:
Name:
Name:
Food Authority:
Feed Authority:
Date:
Date:
Annex A- Minimum requirements for DPEs to carry out controls on
specific rice products from China for unauthorised genetically modified
rice
DPEs shall have at least the following available. Please note that points (a),
(c) and (g) in particular are issues for the enforcement authorities to address,
hence proper liaison with the relevant parties is essential.
a) a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff to
perform the prescribed checks on consignments;
b) appropriate facilities for the enforcement authority to undertake the
necessary checks;
c) detailed instructions regarding sampling for analysis and the sending of
such samples for analysis to a laboratory designated pursuant to
Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 ("the designated
laboratory”);
d) facilities to store consignments (and containerised consignment) in
appropriate conditions during the period of detention, where
appropriate, awaiting the results of the analysis referred to in point (c),
and a sufficient number of storage rooms;
e) unloading equipment and appropriate equipment for carrying out
sampling for analysis;
f) the possibility to perform the unloading and the sampling for analysis in
a sheltered place, where appropriate;
g) a designated laboratory which can perform the analysis referred to in
point (c), situated at a place to which the samples can be transported
within a short period of time.
NOTE:
The designation of the point of entry may be suspended, either in full or part,
by the Agency. This will occur when the Agency is satisfied that the continued
operation of the DPE presents a serious risk to animal or public health or,
there has been a serious breach of the minimum requirements.
Annex B- How the DPE will meet the minimum requirements in Annex A
Please give an explanation of the facilities available at the port or airport to
enable the import controls required (in Annex A) to be carried out. Please
liaise with the local / port health authority at the port or airport when
completing this annex.
The facilities needed include:

Appropriate facilities for the local or port health authorities to undertake
the necessary checks, such as sampling (including whether sampling
will be under cover);

Facilities to store consignments under appropriate conditions whilst
awaiting the results of analysis;

Appropriate equipment such as unloading equipment (such as fork lift
truck if appropriate).
The local and port health authority with responsibility for carrying out the
controls will need:
 A sufficient number of appropriately qualified staff to perform the
prescribed checks on consignments (please give number and grade of
staff);
 Access to a laboratory capable of performing the analysis in Annex D
of this form. Please give the name and address of the laboratory;
 Written instructions or work procedures on sampling products for
analysis and the sending of such samples for analysis to the
laboratory.
Annex C- List of rice products originating or consigned from China,
subject to controls for unauthorised genetically modified rice
Product
Rice in the husk (‘paddy’ or rough)
Husked (brown) rice
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or
glazed
Broken rice
Rice flour
Rice groats and meal
Rice pellets
Flaked rice grains
Rolled or flaked cereal grains (excluding grains of oats,
wheat, rye, maize and barley, and flaked rice)
Rice starch
Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared,
containing eggs
Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, not
containing eggs
Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise
prepared
Other pasta (other than uncooked pasta, not stuffed or
otherwise prepared, and other than stuffed pasta, whether or
not cooked or otherwise prepared)
Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or
cereal products, obtained from rice
Preparations of the muesli-type based on unroasted cereal
flakes
Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or
from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals,
obtained from rice (excluding preparations of the muesli-type
on the basis of unroasted cereal flakes)
Rice, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere
specified or included (excluding flour, groats and meal, food
preparations obtained by swelling or roasting or from
unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal
flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals)
Ricepaper
Biscuits
Extruded or expanded products, savoury or salted
Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form
of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of
rice with a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight
Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form
of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of
rice other than with a starch content not exceeding 35 % by
weight
Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and
their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide
powder, whether or not chromed
CN code
1006 10
1006 20
1006 30
1006 40 00
1102 90 50
1103 19 50
1103 20 50
1104 19 91
1104 19 99
1108 19 10
1901 10 00
1902 11 00
1902 19
1902 20
1902 30
1904 10 30
1904 20 10
1904 20 95
1904 90 10
Ex 1905 90 20
1905 90 45
1905 90 55
2302 40 02
2302 40 08
3504 00 00
Annex D- Methods of sampling and analysis for official controls on
unauthorised genetically modified rice in rice products originating from
China
1. General provisions
Samples intended for the official control for the absence of GM rice in
rice products shall be taken according to the methods described in this
Annex. The bulk samples thus obtained shall be considered as
representative of the lots from which they are taken.
2. Sampling
2.1 Sampling lots of bulk commodities and preparation of the analytical
samples
The number of incremental samples which make up the bulk sample
and the preparation of the analytical samples shall be made in
accordance with Recommendation 2004/787/EC and Commission
Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 for feed. The size of the laboratory
sample shall be 2,5 kg but may be reduced to 500 grams for processed
food or feed. For the purpose of Article 11(5) of Regulation (EC)
882/2004, a second laboratory sample shall be constituted from the
aggregate sample.
2.2 Sampling of prepacked food and feed
The number of incremental samples for the constitution of the bulk
sample and the preparation of the analytical samples shall be made in
accordance with CEN/ISO 15568 or equivalent. The size of the
laboratory sample shall be 2,5 kg but may be reduced to 500 grams for
processed food or feed. For the purpose of Article 11(5) of Regulation
(EC) 882/2004, a second laboratory sample shall be constituted from
the aggregate sample.
3. Analysis of the laboratory sample
The laboratory analysis at the point of origin shall be carried out in a
designated AQSIQ laboratory, and prior to release for free circulation in
the Union in a Member State designated official control laboratory.
Screening tests shall be performed by real-time PCR according to the
method published by the EU-RL GMFF7, for at least the following
genetic elements: the CAMV (Cauliflower Mosaic Virus) 35S promoter,
the NOS (nopaline synthase) terminator from Agrobacterium
tumefaciens and the engineered CryIAb, CryIAc and/or CryIAb/CryIAc
from Bacillus thuringiensis.
In the case of grain samples the designated control laboratory shall
take from the homogenised laboratory sample four analytical samples
of 240 grams (equivalent 10,000 rice grains). For processed products
such as flour, pasta or starch the analytical samples this may be
reduced to 125 grams. The four analytical samples shall be ground and
further analysed separately. Two extractions shall be made from each
analytical sample. One PCR test for each GM genetic element shall be
made for each extraction in accordance with the screening methods
detailed under point 4 below. The consignment shall be considered non
compliant if at least one GM genetic element is considered detectable
in at least one analytical sample of the consignment according to the
guidelines provided in the EU-RL report.
4. The following analytical methods shall be used:
(a)
For screening for the CAMV (Cauliflower Mosaic Virus) 35S promoter
and the NOS (nopaline synthase) terminator from Agrobacterium
tumefaciens.
1ISO
21570: 2005 Methods of analysis for the detection of genetically
modified organisms and derived products—quantitative nucleic acid
based methods. Annex B1.
2H.-U.
Waiblinger et al., (2008) "Validation and collaborative study of a
P35S and T-nos duplex real-time screening method to detect
genetically modified organisms in food products" Eur. Food Res. and
Technol., Volume 226, 1221-1228.
3E.
Barbau-Piednoir et al., (2010) "SYBR®Green qPCR screening
methods for the presence of "35S promoter" and "NOS terminator"
elements in food and feed products" Eur. Food Res. and Technol
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R, Broll H, Waiblinger HU, Grohmann L (2007) Collaborative
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(b)
For screening for the engineered CryIAb, CryIAc and/or CryIAb/CryIAc
from Bacillus thuringiensis.
E. Barbau-Piednoir et al., (in press) "Four new SYBR®Green qPCR
screening methods for the detection of Roundup Ready®, LibertyLink®
and CryIAb traits in genetically modified products" Eur. Food Res. and
Technol DOI 10.1007/s00217-011-1605-7;
Following verification of the specificity of the methods by the EU-RL
GMFFon a wide variety of Chinese rice samples such method shall be
considered as appropriate for these screening purposes.
5. The application of the above screening methods shall take into
consideration the guidance document published by the EU RL GMFF.