Journal
FOOD POLICY
Volume 54, Issue -, Pages 85-94Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.05.005
Keywords
DNA barcoding technology; Fish mislabelling; Species authentication; Canada; United States
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- International Barcode of Life (iBOL) project
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DNA barcoding technology is championed as superior to current species identification methods because of its expert-authenticated verification system and accuracy. Despite the general consensus that DNA barcoding is a valuable innovation for authenticating food products vulnerable to substitution, this paper explores some of the challenges to the formal adoption of barcoding into multi-level policy. It discusses the scope of the problem of mislabelling and substitution in fish value chains, how barcoding is currently used in the public and private sectors, and some recommendations for further implementation. It also includes a discussion of the status of DNA barcoding in the United States and in Canada's food safety surveillance systems to combat fraud, mislabelling and species substitution in fish value chains. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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