Detection of Cross-contamination in Feedstuffs: Presence of Constituents of Animal Origin

Pinotti, L.; Bellagamba, F.; Paratte, R.; Savoini, G.; Dell’Orto, V.

doi:10.1023/b:verc.0000014240.62720.3a

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“…However, as defined in Article 1 of Decision 2000/766/ EC, PAPs comprise meat-and-bonemeal, meat meal, bonemeal, blood meal, dried plasma and blood products, hydrolysed proteins, hoof meal, horn meal, poultry offal meal, feather meal, dry greaves, fishmeal, dicalcium phosphate, gelatine and other similar products, including mixtures. Many of these ingredients cannot be identified by the microscopic method; while muscle fibres, meat particles and blood meal, which can often be identified, lack species-specific characteristics under the microscope (Pinotti et al, 2003). Indeed, although it is usually possible to identify the animal class (mammal, bird, fish) from the lacunae and canaliculi in bone fragments, lacunae from mammals and birds are not always distinguishable.…”

Section: Determination Of Processed Animal Proteins In Feedstuffsmentioning

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Feed Authentication as an Essential Component of Food Safety and Control

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The protracted outbreak of mad-cow disease, repeated episodes of dioxin and mycotoxin contamination, and the issue of labelling genetically modified foods have severely shaken public confidence in the food supply industry, increasing consumer concerns about the origins of the raw materials used in both animal feed and food products. The need to develop improved techniques to characterize feed and food components has consequently become more urgent, and DNA-based technologies promise to be able to meet these needs. DNA methods can establish the origin of species in meat- and fish-based products and feed ingredients, and are the most reliable analytical approaches for authenticating processed foodstuffs. The identification of ingredients in processed feed and food is mandatory not only to ensure correct labelling and assessment of value, but also to avoid health risks related to the presence of toxic contaminants or pathogenic agents.

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Section: Determination Of Processed Animal Proteins In Feedstuffsmentioning

confidence: 99%