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FOOD SAFETY, AUTHENTICATION, COMPLIANCE
Your Test Laboratory Partner
Battling Food and Feed Fraud with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
The power of Next Generation Sequencing platform will revolutionize the food and feed industry. NGS method addressess the complexity of the whole supply chain from producers, suppliers, manufacturers, regulators to consumers by providing high-throughput and rapid analytical service to the industry. It detects and prevents fraudulent activity (adulteration, mislabeling) and ensures product's safety and compliance to International Standards. The platform is used to risk analysis to mitigate potential foodborne outbreaks, and as an investigative tool, to identify causative agent when outbreak occurs. We offer the following :
Services Provided
NGS - AUTHENTICITY TESTING
How Does It Work
Identify species present with a single test (Animals, Plants, Bacteria or Fungi)
Applications
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Validate product and ingredients (Detects adulteration, undeclared ingredients, potential pathogens contamination)
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Audit supply chain to prevent fraud and ensure product integrity
NGS - COMPREHENSIVE GMO SCREENING
Simultaneous detection of multiple GMO-related genes (Both authorized & unauthorized events)
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Verify supplier claim (E.g. GMO-free)
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Provide regulators with information on the extent and spread of GMO products
NGS - METAGENOMICS ANALYSIS
Determine Microbiome profile (relative abundance and type of bacteria and fungi communities) of food and environmental samples.
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To capture a base profile of the normal microbiome
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To analyze microbiome profile changes in risk assessment for feed & food safety
NGS - WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING
Identify and characterize pathogens (strain-typing) to trace potential outbreak sources in product and processing facility.
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Investigative tool to understand outbreak agent and source.
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Effective surveillance tool for sporadic infections
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