EU Funding Same DNA Technology That Identified Horsemeat to Properly Label Imported Snapper
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] March 24, 2017
The EU is funding a project that is using DNA samples to identify snapper species that are imported to the market in an effort to reduce mislabeling. This is the same technology used a few years ago that identified horse meat in the EU supply chain.
The SNAPTRACE project is being created at the University of Salford in the UK and is lead by Dr Donna Cawthorn.
The project is collecting DNA samples of snappers from around the world and analyzing them against EU customs data...
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