This report describes the preparation, characterisation, stability and suitability studies of the certified reference material (CRM) ERM-AD415 which contains a plasmid (pIRMM-0086) carrying a defined deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragment specific for a genetic modification present in Zea Mays L. line NK603 as well as defined DNA fragments specific for the Zea mays taxon, of which one has been certified.
The CRM was processed in 2009 and certified in 2010 by the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Geel, BEJRC.DG.D.2-Reference material
