Evaluation of commercial meat product food label conformity using multiplex PCR assay

Validating duplex-PCR targeting ND2 for bovine and porcine detection in meat products

“…This implies the improbability of meat producers’ labels. It is widely understood that producers expect to achieve as much profit as possible by substituting higher-priced commercial meat with lower-priced meat ( Wibowo et al, 2023 ). In addition, this result proved that the primer pairs designed in the present study were reliable and specifically amplified the intended target DNA fragment of ND2 .…”

“…Economically motivated adulteration remains an unresolved problem in retail markets. It encompasses the adulteration of meat products as a food product category that is most frequently faked through the substitution of meat products with undeclared lower value meats ( Wibowo et al, 2023 ). Supported by the product policy law issued by the European Commission (2001) , labeling authentication must provide the detailed information required by consumers as a guarantee of the products they consume ( Soares et al, 2010 ), because consumers’ decisions to buy meat products are mainly motivated by lifestyle, religious limitations, cultural influences, and fairtrade practices ( Kesmen et al, 2013 ).…”