Use of Molecular Methods to Authenticate Animal Species and Tissue in Bovine Liver Dietary Supplements

DNA barcoding of herbal supplements on the US commercial market associated with the purported treatment of COVID‐19

“…PCR products were confirmed by gel electrophoresis using 2.0% agarose E‐Gels with ethidium bromide (Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, USA) on an iBase (Invitrogen) for 30 min 43 . Each sample included 10 μL sterile water and 10 μL PCR product.…”

A review on proteomic and genomic biomarkers for gelatin source authentication: Challenges and future outlook

“…However, few advances have been made in relation to the use of biomarkers in the food sector. Few research is currently available on the use of biomarkers, such as fatty acids [ 37 ], stable isotopic elements [ 38 ], proteins and peptides [ 38 , 39 ], and RNA-DNA [ [40] , [41] , [42] ], evidencing a research gap worthy of further investigation. One of the most important applications of biomarkers in food science is the authentication of food materials and supplements, and thus, biomarkers for the authentication of the sourcing of gelatin and methods have been researched and they can be classified as shown in Fig.…”

Labeling compliance and online claims for Ayurvedic herbal supplements on the U.S. market associated with the purported treatment of COVID-19

“…1–20). A number of studies have reported the detection of undeclared ingredients, unsubstantiated claims and other forms of mislabeling in dietary supplements ( Avery et al, 2017 ; Cohen et al, 2014 ; Dahm et al, 2022 ; Hellberg et al, 2019 ; Isaacs & Hellberg, 2019 ; Levinson, 2012 ; Morovic et al, 2016 ; Schoonees et al, 2013 ; Silva et al, 2020 ), including herbal supplements ( Navarro et al, 2019 ; Newmaster et al, 2013 ; You et al, 2022 , pp. 1–20).…”