Indian Researchers Develop Quick Test to Distinguish Black Tiger and Vannamei Shrimp to Fight Fraud
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Hindu]- July 6, 2017
Restaurants or marine products processing firms that substitute prized shrimp varieties with inferior quality ones, beware. Fisheries scientists in Tamil Nadu have developed a robust technique that will help regulators detect mislabelling and similar frauds.
Researchers led by Geevaretnam Jeyasekaran at the Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) at Thoothukkudi have developed a sophisticated lab-based PCR test that is capable of differentiating four commercially important shrimp varieties from cheaper copycats.
“When you go to a restaurant and order a pan-cooked tiger shrimp curry, there is a possibility that what you get may...
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