In　recent　years,　special　concerns　have　been　raised　about　the　safety　assessment　of　foods　and　food　ingredients　derived　from　genetically　modified　organisms　(GMOs).　A　growing　number　of　countries　establish　regulations　and　laws　for　GMOs　in　order　to　allow　consumers　an　informed　choice.　In　this　case,　a　lot　of　methods　have　been　developed　for　the　detection　of　GMOs.　However,　the　reproducibility　among　methods　and　laboratories　is　still　a　problem.　Consequently,　it　is　still　in　great　demand　for　more　effective　methods.　In　comparison　with　the　gel　electrophoresis,　the　capillary　electrophoresis　(CE)　technology　has　some　unique　advantages,　such　as　high　resolution　efficiency　and　less　time　consumption.　Therefore,　some　CE-based　methods　have　been　developed　for　the　detection　of　GMOs　in　recent　years.　All　kinds　of　CE　detection　methods,　such　as　ultraviolet　(UV),　laser　induced　fluorescence　(LIF),　and　chemiluminescence　(CL)　detection,　have　been　used　for　GMOs　detection.　Microchip　capillary　electrophoresis　(MCE)　methods　have　also　been　used　for　GMOs　detection　and　they　have　shown　some　unique　advantages.　©　The　Korean　Society　of　Food　Science　and　Technology.