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MEAT, POULTRY & SEAFOOD (Source:Thermo Fisher)
Fostering sensitive vegan and halal food markets
Thermo Fisher
has added
assays for vegan and Halal testing to its successful Thermo Scientific Rapid Finder Meat and Fish ID Kit range, allowing food testing laboratories to provide confidence in both regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction.
Providing sensitive markets with confidence and brand protection within existing workflows with new, sensitive vegan and Halal food te- sting assays has expanded its existing RapidFinder Meat ID Kit range in re- sponse to food trends and market conditions.
Thermo Fisher has added assays for vegan and Halal testing to its suc- cessful Thermo Scientific RapidFinder Meat and Fish ID Kit range, allowing food testing laboratories to provide confidence in both regulatory compli- ance and customer satisfaction. The real-time PCR-based species detec- tion and quantification solutions fit seamlessly within existing RapidFin-
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der workflows to return rapid, accura- te results while maximizing laboratory efficiency.
The range answers growing con- cerns over food fraud, which costs the global food industry an estima- ted $10-$40 bn a year and seriously compromises public health. Complex global supply chains and increased market pressures are leaving sourced ingredients more vulnerable to food fraud, and brands more vulnerable to mislabeling.
As well as the dire regulatory con- sequences of inadvertently trading in adulterated food, mistakes can also si- gnificantly damage brands, business, and the bottom line. This is especially true in
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