Recent events concerning outbreaks of food poisoning, transmissible spongiform encephalopaties (Scrapie, BSE), genetically modified crops and the growth in global market have resulted in greatly increased consumer concerns about the origin of raw materials used in feed and food products. The need of developing improved techniques for the characterization of feed and food components has become an urgent requirement for the last twenty years, and DNA-based technologies have been provided answers to most of the questions have been asked. Actually, DNA methods can establish the origin of species in meat and fish based products and feed ingredients, and represent the most reliable analytical approach even in processed foodstuffs authentication. The correct identification of processed feed and/or food becomes mandatory not only for the correct labelling and assessment of value, but also to avoid the health risk related to the presence of toxic species or species that have been demonstrated vehicle of pathogenic agent.
APPLICATION OF DNA BASED TECHNOGIES IN FEEDSTUFFS AUTHENTICATION
CAMPAGNOLI A;
2003-01-01
Abstract
Recent events concerning outbreaks of food poisoning, transmissible spongiform encephalopaties (Scrapie, BSE), genetically modified crops and the growth in global market have resulted in greatly increased consumer concerns about the origin of raw materials used in feed and food products. The need of developing improved techniques for the characterization of feed and food components has become an urgent requirement for the last twenty years, and DNA-based technologies have been provided answers to most of the questions have been asked. Actually, DNA methods can establish the origin of species in meat and fish based products and feed ingredients, and represent the most reliable analytical approach even in processed foodstuffs authentication. The correct identification of processed feed and/or food becomes mandatory not only for the correct labelling and assessment of value, but also to avoid the health risk related to the presence of toxic species or species that have been demonstrated vehicle of pathogenic agent.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
