Food adulteration
Modern analytical methods for the detection of food fraud
Food adulteration
Ever since the horsemeat scandal, the awareness of food adulteration and food fraud has heavily increased.
The varying prices and availability of food products from different origin provide opportunities for the incorrect declaration of food components, both from a quality and quantity point of view. For example, horsemeat may be labelled as beef. Such product adulterations can be detected highly specifically and quantified relatively by means of a real-time PCR (providing e.g. percentage values of the respective animal species in relation to the total quantity of meat).
In addition, the interest in animal speciation in meat products is based on religious requirements (halal and kosher). Religiously motivated inspections, particularly of pork in meat products or processed foods, do not include any technical threshold values. This means that purely qualitative and particularly sensitive tests are required especially for detecting the presence of pork. Real-time PCR is a method of choice. The effective sensitivity of applied real-time PCR tests is based on the existence of intact DNA, making sensitive detection in heavily processed foods like gelatine difficult.
However, not only meat products are being adulterated. Food fraud is widespread in fish and dairy products, too. Click one of the following categories to find out more about adulteration of different foods.
Product portfolio
| Product | Description | No. of tests/amount | Art. No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroProxima Plus Cow’s Whey ELISA |
EuroProxima Plus Cow’s Whey is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for the detection of cow’s rennet whey in whey from other species. Read more |
Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each). | 5171WHEY |
| EuroProxima Plus Lactoferrin Fast |
EuroProxima Plus Lactoferrin Fast is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for screening and quantitative analysis of lactoferrin in various matrices. Read more |
Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each). | 5091LFERF |
| EuroProxima Plus Bovine Rennet Whey |
EuroProxima Plus Bovine Rennet Whey is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for screening of the presence of bovine rennet whey in bovine milk and in milk of other species and sources. Read more |
Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each). | 5171BRW |
| EuroProxima Plus Cheese Fraud |
EuroProxima Plus Cheese Fraud is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for screening of the presence of bovine milk in cheese of other species and sources. Read more |
Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each). | 5171BKCC |
| EuroProxima Plus Lactoferrin |
EuroProxima Plus Lactoferrin is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for screening and quantitative analysis of lactoferrin in various matrices. Read more |
Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each). | 5091LFER |
| ELISA-TEK™ Cooked Meat Species Kit |
Assay for the positive identification of species content (various) in cooked samples: ELISA-TEK™ Cooked Mixed Species Kit: customized (Art. No. 510601) ELISA-TEK™ Cooked Meat 3 Species Kit: beef, pork, poultry (Art. No. 510603) ELISA-TEK™ … Read more |
96 determinations | 5106** |
| ELISA-TEK™ Raw Meat Species Kit |
Assay for the positive identification of species content (various) in raw samples: ELISA-TEK™ Raw Mixed Species Kit: customized (Art. No. 510501) ELISA-TEK™ Raw 3 Species Kit: cow, pig, poultry (Art. No. 510503) ELISA-TEK™ Raw 4 Species Kit: … Read more |
96 determinations | 5105** |
| RIDASCREEN® Risk Material 10/5 |
RIDASCREEN® Risk Material 10/5 is a sandwich enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of risk material (CNS) in / on raw meat, meat products and on contaminated surfaces. For the determination of risk material (CNS) in processed (heated) … Read more |
Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each) | R6703 |
| RIDASCREEN® Risk Material |
RIDASCREEN® Risk Material is a sandwich enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of risk material (CNS) in processed (heated) meat and sausages. For the determination of risk material (CNS) in raw meat, meat products and on contaminated … Read more |
Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each). | R6701 |
| Product | Description | No. of tests/amount | Art. No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| EZ PANGASIUS™ Pangasius Species Rapid Kit |
Assay for the positive identification of species content (Pangasius) in a sample: EZ PANGASIUS™ Pangasius Species Rapid Kit (Art. No. 510EZP) Read more |
10 tests per kit (test strips). | 510EZP |
| RIDA®QUICK CIS |
RIDA®QUICK CIS is an immunochromatographic test for the detection cow’s milk in milk or cheese of other species (sheep and goat). Read more |
25 x reaction strips (one for each determination). | R4303 |
| Product | Description | No. of tests/amount | Art. No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANBead Maelstrom™ 4800 |
The TANBead Maelstrom™ 4800 (Taiwan Advanced Nanotech) is a fully automated operating instrument for nucleic acid purification and isolation using magnetic beads and rods. The instrument uses the TANBead patented Maelstrom Spin Mixing Technology to … Read more |
Up to 48 samples | ZMAL48 |
| SureFast® Mag PREP Food |
The kit is intended to be used for isolation of animal and plant DNA from food and feed as well as bacterial DNA from bacterial culture enrichments with the TANBead® Maelstrom 8 Autostage or Maelstrom 4800. Standardization and harmonization of … Read more |
96 preparations | F1060 |
| TANBead Maelstrom™ 8 Autostage |
The TANBead Maelstrom™ 8 Autostage (Taiwan Advanced Nanotech) is a fully automated operating instrument for nucleic acid purification and isolation using magnetic beads and rods. The instrument uses the TANBead patented Maelstrom Spin Mixing … Read more |
Up to 8 samples | ZMAL8 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL QUANT Turkey |
The SureFood® ANIMAL QUANT Turkey real-time PCR detects the relative turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) DNA amount to the total animal (amnions) DNA content in meat samples. Therefore the kit contains two PCR systems, one for detection of a turkey … Read more |
2 x 50 reactions | S1015 |
| SureFood® Apricot |
The real-time PCR test detects DNA of apricot (Prunus armenica). Each reaction contains an internal amplification control (IAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S7007 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID 4plex Camel/Horse/Donkey + IAAC |
The test detects camel DNA of Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) and of Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), horse DNA (Equus caballus) and donkey DNA (Equus asinus). Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection … Read more |
100 reactions | S6131 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID 3plex Water Buffalo/Beef+IAAC |
The test detects water buffalo (Bubalis arnee) and beef (Bos taurus) DNA. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6130 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Poultry IAAC |
The test detects poultry DNA. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6125 |
| SureFood ® ANIMAL ID 4plex Beef/Horse/Pork+IAAC |
The test detects beef (Bos taurus), horse (Equus caballus) and pork (Sus scrofa) DNA. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6126 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Horse IAAC |
The test detects horse DNA (Equua caballus). Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6118 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID 4plex Beef/Sheep/Goat+IAAC |
The test detects beef (Bos taurus), sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra hircus) DNA. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6121 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Chicken IAAC |
The test detects chicken (Gallus gallus) DNA. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for animal DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6115 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Beef IAAC |
The test detects beef DNA (Bos taurus). Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6113 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Pork IAAC |
The test detects pork DNA (Sus scrofa). Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6114 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Pork SENS PLUS |
The test detects pork DNA (Sus scrofa). Each reaction contains an internal amplification control. Read more |
100 reactions | S6017 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Horse/Donkey+IAAC |
The test detects horse DNA (Equus caballus) and donkey DNA (Equus asinus) seperately. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for animal DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6119 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Turkey IAAC |
The test detects turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) DNA. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for animal DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6116 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID 4plex Pork/Chicken/Turkey+IAAC |
The test detects pork (Sus scrofa), chicken (Gallus gallus) and turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) DNA. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for vertebrates DNA (IAAC). Read more |
100 reactions | S6123 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL QUANT Chicken |
The SureFood® ANIMAL QUANT Chicken real-time PCR detects the relative chicken (Gallus gallus) DNA amount to the total animal (amnions) DNA content in meat samples. Therefore the kit contains two PCR systems, one for detection of a chicken specific … Read more |
2 x 50 reactions. Thereof 50 reactions are used for the detection of the reference gene. | S1014 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL QUANT Pork |
The test detects the relative pork DNA amount (Sus scrofa) to the total animal DNA content (amnions) in meat samples. Therefore the kit contains two PCR systems, one for detection of a pork specific gene (Sus detection gene) and one for the detection … Read more |
2 x 50 reactions | S1011 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL QUANT Beef |
The test detects the relative beef DNA amount (Bos taurus) to the total animal DNA content (amnions) in meat samples. Therefore the kit contains two PCR systems, one for detection of a beef specific gene (Beef detection gene) and one for the … Read more |
2 x 50 reactions | S1010 |
| SureFood® ANIMAL ID Cat/Dog+IAAC |
The test detects cat (Felis catus) DNA and dog (Canis lupus familiaris) DNA seperately. Each reaction contains an internal amplification control and an internal detection assay for animal DNA (IAAC). For DNA-preparation of raw material the use of … Read more |
100 reactions | S6112 |
