InstantLabs Partners with FDA to Commercialize Rapid Catfish DNA Species Identification Test
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] June 01, 2015
Test will help protect U.S. catfish farmers from mislabeled imports and consumers from seafood fraud
InstantLabs will co-develop and commercialize a new Ictalurid catfish species identification test as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In accordance with U.S. Farm Bill legislation, only members of the Ictaluridae family can be legally marketed as catfish within the United States.
InstantLabs’ DNA-based technology will provide accurate species verification in hours at the point-of need rather than requiring samples be sent to centralized labs for ...
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