Summary of Infant Formula Test Results for

Ingredients Genetically Engineered for Chemical Herbicide Tolerance

Dr. Ray Seidler
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, principal investigator (541) 601-9955 rayseidler@msn.com

Background: Most genetically engineered crops grown in the United States today are
engineered to either survive heavy exposure to chemical herbicide or produce an
insecticide. Traditional foods crops have generally not been sprayed directly with
herbicides since herbicide exposure would kill or damage the food crop. Herbicide
application has historically required avoiding spraying desired food crops.

Crops genetically engineered to tolerate exposure to herbicides, however, are intended
to allow the direct and repeated application of herbicides directly to food crops. Typically
an entire field of soy, canola or other common genetically engineered crops are sprayed
multiple times during a given growing season to control competing weeds and then
harvested. The most common herbicide crops have been engineered to survive is
Monsantos glyphosate herbicide. Glyphosate is known as a systemic herbicide since
it is systemically absorbed into plants.

A recently published study in the journal Food Chemistry has not surprisingly found
significantly higher herbicide levels in genetically engineered soy than in conventionally
grown soy and at concentrations that even Monsanto had previously described as
extreme.
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This raises significant concerns about the use of genetically engineered
crops in infant food products in light of the well-documented vulnerability of infants to
chemical pollutants.

Test summary: Three common infant formula products were purchased in Portland,
Oregon on October 8, 2014 and laboratory tested for the presence of soy products that
had been genetically engineered for resistance to the herbicides glyphosate, which was
first produced by Monsanto, and glufosinate, which is marketed by Bayer Crop Science.
Two of the three infant formula products tested, Similac Soy Isomil and Enfamil
Prosobee Powder Soy Infant Formula, tested positive for soy genetically engineered for
resistance to spraying with glyphosate and glufosinate.

Three specific tests were used to identify herbicide tolerant soy and more information
regarding each of these products can be found at the links provided:

Monsantos Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean (Event code:
MON89788)
(reference info http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=176
Monsantos Round Up Ready Soy (Event code: RRS (40-3-2))
(reference info: http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=174)
Bayer Crop Sciences, Liberty Link(LL27) soy
(reference info: https://www.bayercropscience.us/products/traits/libertylink/crops

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Dr. Seidler, PhD, is a retired microbiologist who was the first EPA scientist to study genetically
engineered crops and was a professor at Oregon State University for 16 years.
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Bohn, T., Cuhra, M., Traavik, T., Sanden, M., Fagan, J., Primicerio, R. Compositional differences in
soybeans on the market: Glyphosate accumulates in Roundup Ready GM soybeans, Food Chemistry 153
(2014) 207215. (available on-line at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814613019201)
REPORT OF ANALYSIS
Report Date: October 17, 2014
A Member of OMIC Group of Companies
Independent Analytical Laboratory
3344 NW Industrial Street
Portland, Oregon 97210 USA
Tel: (503) 223-1497
Fax: (503) 223-9436
e-mail: info.usa@omicusa.com
www.omicusa.com
OMIC USA Inc.
Report No.: AB74140
Applicant: Ray Seidler
160 Pompadour Dr.
Ashland, OR 97520


Sample Description:
Commodity:
Sample ID:
Date Received: October 08, 2014
ENFAMIL POWDER SOY INFANT FORMULA
2
Method: Application of real-time TaqMan PCR; detection limit 0.10%
Test Result Method Reference Unit
RRS (40-3-2) LAB 609 Positive %
MON89788 LAB 964 Positive %
LibertyLink (LL27) LAB 962 Positive %
This test and subsequent analysis was performed using protocols developed in-house for the detection of a specific
event.
Amplification of reference gene demonstrated that samples contained enough intact DNA to warrant analysis.
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REPORT OF ANALYSIS
Report Date: October 17, 2014
A Member of OMIC Group of Companies
Independent Analytical Laboratory
3344 NW Industrial Street
Portland, Oregon 97210 USA
Tel: (503) 223-1497
Fax: (503) 223-9436
e-mail: info.usa@omicusa.com
www.omicusa.com
OMIC USA Inc.
Report No.: AB74141
Applicant: Ray Seidler
160 Pompadour Dr.
Ashland, OR 97520


Sample Description:
Commodity:
Sample ID:
Date Received: October 08, 2014
PEDIA SURE SIDEKICKS SHAKE VANILLA
4A, 4B, 4C
Method: Application of real-time TaqMan PCR; detection limit 0.10%
Test Result Method Reference Unit
RRS (40-3-2) LAB 609 < 0.1 %
MON89788 LAB 964 < 0.1 %
LibertyLink (LL27) LAB 962 < 0.1 %
This test and subsequent analysis was performed using protocols developed in-house for the detection of a specific
event.


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REPORT OF ANALYSIS
Report Date: October 17, 2014
A Member of OMIC Group of Companies
Independent Analytical Laboratory
3344 NW Industrial Street
Portland, Oregon 97210 USA
Tel: (503) 223-1497
Fax: (503) 223-9436
e-mail: info.usa@omicusa.com
www.omicusa.com
OMIC USA Inc.
Report No.: AB74142
Applicant: Ray Seidler
160 Pompadour Dr.
Ashland, OR 97520


Sample Description:
Commodity:
Sample ID:
Date Received: October 08, 2014
SIMILAC SOY ISOMIL FOR FUSSINESS AND GAS
6
Method: Application of real-time TaqMan PCR; detection limit 0.10%
Test Result Method Reference Unit
RRS (40-3-2) LAB 609 Positive %
MON89788 LAB 964 Positive %
LibertyLink (LL27) LAB 962 Positive %
This test and subsequent analysis was performed using protocols developed in-house for the detection of a specific
event.
Amplification of reference gene demonstrated that samples contained enough intact DNA to warrant analysis.
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