Rapid Analysis and Authentication of Meat Using the MasSpec Pen Technology

• Main Authors: Abigail N. Gatmaitan (10280960), John Q. Lin (5622686), Jialing Zhang (1317267), Livia S. Eberlin (461381)
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Molecular Biology; Ecology; Cancer; Inorganic Chemistry; Science Policy; Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; per-sample prediction accuracies; MasSpec Pen analysis; MasSpec Pen Technology Food authent.; method; food fraud cases; per-sample accuracies; MasSpec Pen technology; grain-fed beef; type; MasSpec Pen feasibility testing; multiclass fish model; meat analysis; meat fraud; venison; test sets; Sockeye; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c07830.s001

Food authenticity and safety are major public concerns due to the increasing number of food fraud cases. Meat fraud is an economically motivated practice of covertly replacing one type of meat with a cheaper alternative raising health, safety, and ethical concerns for consumers. In this study, we im...