It uses Neogen assays to detect adulteration at as little as 1% of mislabeled horse, cow, pig, poultry or sheep meat and results will be available within 48 hours of sample receipt.
The firm has offered the service from Ayr, Scotland before for firms to verify the integrity of their supply chains or protect customers from product adulteration.
Neogen’s on-site meat species identification tests include F.A.S.T. (Food Analyte Screening Tests), which are immunostick assays that provide clear visual results in about 30 minutes.
BioKits product line is for species identification using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), which provide sensitive, specific qualitative detection for raw and cooked animal species.
“Our on-site tests are the quickest path for most processors, but we understand that not all processors have the facilities and personnel to do their own meat species identification testing,” said Anthony Lupo, Neogen’s director of Food Safety Technical Services.