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Validation Of A Forensic Method To Be Used In Food Fraud Investigation, Jennifer Melayes, Nicole Deangelo, Vallarie Ostenson, Fabiana Taglia Dr., Deetta Kay Mills Dr.

FIU Undergraduate Research Journal

Food fraud is the act in which food is purposefully mislabeled, adulterated, or contaminated, often to make up a percentage of a missing substance when the product is being made. It is often done purposefully to mislead consumers into thinking some ingredient is or is not present in the food, which can be hazardous to the consumer. This project aimed to validate a forensic domestic animal species reference ladder and multiplex PCR kit that can be used in animal investigations, with a focus on food fraud. A multiplex PCR protocol targeting mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers and a species reference ladder …