title: Occurrence of mislabeling in meat products using DNA-based assay.
abstract: Considering that the authentication of food contents is one of the most important issues for the food quality sector, and given the increasing demand for transparency in the meat industry followed the horsemeat scandal in Europe, this study investigates processed-meat products from Italian markets and supermarkets using the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene qualitative PCR identification system in order to verify any species substitution or mislabeling. The results revealed a high substitution rate among the meat products, highlighting a mislabeling rate of 57 %, and consequently, considerable discordance with the indications on the labels, which raises significant food-safety and consumer-protection concerns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Pinto
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Marilisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bottaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonerba
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bozzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Edmondo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ceci
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mottola
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Prov. le Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tantillo
keywords: DNA-based method; Meat products; Mislabeling; Species identification
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