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Griffiths, Andrew M.; Sotelo, Carmen G.; Mendes, Rogerio; Perez-martin, Ricardo I.; Schroeder, Ute; Shorten, Marc; Silva, Helena A.; Verrez-bagnis, Veronique; Mariani, Stefano. |
Mislabelling of food products has recently received a great deal of public scrutiny, but it remains unclear exactly what methods are being utilised in laboratories testing the authenticity of foods. In order to gain insight into the specific area of the analysis of seafood, a questionnaire focusing on the taxonomic groups typically analysed and the techniques utilised was sent to over one hundred accredited laboratories across the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France and Germany. Forty-five responded positively, demonstrating significant differences in both the species analysed and methods utilised among the countries included in the survey. Indeed, a diversity of methods was employed across laboratories and efforts to harmonise and/or standardise testing... |
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Palavras-chave: Food testing; Forensically informative nucleotide sequencing; Species identification; DNA barcoding; Fisheries. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00188/29918/28383.pdf |
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Mariani, Stefano; Griffiths, Andrew M.; Velasco, Amaya; Kappel, Kristina; Jerome, Marc; Perez-martin, Ricardo I.; Schroeder, Ute; Verrez-bagnis, Veronique; Silva, Helena; Vandamme, Sara G.; Boufana, Belgees; Mendes, Rogerio; Shorten, Marc; Smith, Cat; Hankard, Elizabeth; Hook, Samantha A.; Weymer, Alice S.; Gunning, Daryl; Sotelo, Carmen G.. |
Over the span of a decade, genetic identification methods have progressively exposed the inadequacies of the seafood supply chain, revealing previously unrecognized levels of seafood fraud, raising awareness among the public, and serving as a warning to industry that malpractice will be detected. Here we present the outcome of the latest and largest multi-species, transnational survey of fish labeling accuracy to date, which demonstrates an apparent sudden reduction of seafood mislabeling in Europe. We argue that recent efforts in legislation, governance, and outreach have had a positive impact on industry regulation. Coordinated, technology-based, policy-oriented actions can play a pivotal role in shaping a transparent, sustainable global seafood market... |
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Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00302/41323/40517.pdf |
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