Validation of Western blot methods to monitor the presence of added bovine and porcine blood proteins in meat product
Abstract:
To validate the use of Western blot methods to monitor the presence of added bovine and porcine blood proteins in meat products. Determination of threshold levels of residual serum in pork and beef mince. Building this baseline into the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure for immunoblot analysis of bovine or porcine serum in extracts of processed meat products), to help Public Analysts or other users interpret the results. . Establishing precision of Western blotting assays to determine addition of porcine/bovine serum to pork/beef A screen of 100 survey samples for the presence of added pork serum or added bovine serum.
Date:
2014
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Funding Body:
UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
