Species Identification of Canned Meat Products by Using DNA-Based Methods

Authors

  • Alaa Tariq Abdulwahid
  • Huda Kaduim Kareem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i4.18548

Keywords:

: Canned meat, fraud, identification method, DNA technology

Abstract

Fraud among different meats became great issue concerns of economical and hygienic aspects. Canned meat
products are widely adulterated for economically motivated. The objective of the current study was to test a
variety of canned meat products sold on the Iraq/Basrah commercial market to assure the authenticity of meat
products for quality and safety purposes. Twenty seven canned meat samples were purchased from supermarkets.
They were targeting cattle, sheep, goat, horse, donkey, and chicken for the possibility of a species mixture. DNA
was extracted from each sample in triplicate and tested using DNA–based method. Samples analysed in the
current study were found to be mislabeled. Meat species (chicken and beef) were detected in the samples collected
from supermarkets that are not declared in their labels. Overall, the mislabeling identified in the current study
either due to mixing of cheaper meat species into more expensive or mixing of meat species during processing due
to cross-contamination, unintentionally

Author Biographies

  • Alaa Tariq Abdulwahid

    Assist. Prof. Department of Veterinary Public Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine,
    University of Basrah, Iraq

  • Huda Kaduim Kareem

    Assist. Lecturer. Department of Biology, Collage of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

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Published

2022-10-10

How to Cite

Species Identification of Canned Meat Products by Using DNA-Based Methods. (2022). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 16(4), 106-111. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i4.18548