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Area of Science:

  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • EU General Food Law mandates prevention of fraudulent practices and consumer deception.
  • Intentional substitution of valuable food ingredients with less valuable ones is a significant concern.
  • Existing methods for detecting food adulteration are often species-specific, limiting broad applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a broadly applicable method for detecting the substitution of biological materials in food products.
  • To address the limitations of species-specific adulteration detection techniques.
  • To provide a scalable and rapid approach for identifying food fraud.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a digital PCR (dPCR) based approach for detecting biological material substitution.
  • Simultaneous measurement and forecasting of genome copy numbers within a sample.
  • Application of DNA accounting and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis for verification.

Main Results:

  • The digital PCR method demonstrated broad applicability across different species.
  • The technique successfully detected discrepancies between measured and forecasted genome copies, indicating fraud.
  • Proof of concept was established through the analysis of 141 Saffron samples, with results verified by NGS.

Conclusions:

  • The presented digital PCR approach offers a scalable, rapid, and high dynamic range solution for detecting food adulteration.
  • This method provides a universal strategy for identifying the substitution of valuable ingredients, irrespective of the target species.
  • The findings support enhanced consumer protection against fraudulent practices in the food market.