DNA barcodes will detect meat variety
3 March 2013 5:03 AM IST
Worried after the Horsegate? Check the barcode! Researchers have suggested that using a new DNA based barcode can identify the kind of meat served on your plate.
Results from a new study show that the labelling of game meat in South Africa is very poor with different species being substituted almost 80 per cent of the time.
Horsegate was one of the names given to the 2013 meat scare in UK, in which horsemeat was found in prepared frozen meat products. Using mitochondrial COI DNA barcoding and cytb sequencing, researchers analysed samples of game meat from supermarkets, wholesalers and other outlets.
Results from a new study show that the labelling of game meat in South Africa is very poor with different species being substituted almost 80 per cent of the time.
Horsegate was one of the names given to the 2013 meat scare in UK, in which horsemeat was found in prepared frozen meat products. Using mitochondrial COI DNA barcoding and cytb sequencing, researchers analysed samples of game meat from supermarkets, wholesalers and other outlets.
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