VERYfinder food fraud prevention Real-time PCR kit – Authenticity testing: Atlantic Cod
- Format: 50 Tests
- Code: PFA01A-50
- Technology: Real-Time PCR
- Application: Food frauds detection
- Tag/Filter: Undeclared meat contaminations
The horse meat scandal was the pivotal point towards a stricter food fraud legislation in the EU, In spite of that, food adulteration cases continue to happen, and not only in the EU. Economically Motivated Adulteration (EMA) happens where a food is mixed with a cheaper ingredient to reduce its production cost and increase profit. Fish tops the list of food fraud cases because its expensive and adulteration with cheaper substitutes is hard to detect for the average consumer. DNA analysis represents a primary defense against food fraud connected to meat. This Real-Time PCR confirm the authenthicity of a fish as Gadus morhua, the finest species of cod.
- Format: 50 Tests
- Code: PFA01A-50
- Technology: Real-Time PCR
- Application: Food frauds detection
- Tag/Filter: Undeclared meat contaminations