Searching for Single Clawed Flesh: Food Safety and Analysis Methods

Why is it Important to Look for Single Clawed Meat?

The hoof structure of animals such as horses, donkeys, pigs and zebras, as well as their hybrids such as mules, bardo and zebroit, consists of a whole piece. This hoof structure is called ungulate. Searching for one-hoofed meat (horse, donkey, etc.) is an important analysis to ensure food safety and to prevent counterfeiting or misrepresentation in meat products. Unethical marketing of one-hoofed animal meat mixed with beef, sheep or other types of meat creates serious problems in terms of both health risks and violation of consumer rights.

Pork is not acceptable for use in meat products as it does not comply with Islamic rules. In addition, when meat and meat products are offered to consumers, the label information must be complete, complete and accurate.

Why do we look for one clawed meat?

Falsification and Misrepresentation: The use of low-cost single-hoofed meat, such as horse or donkey meat, to add economic value to meat products misleads consumers. Misrepresentations are against both commercial ethics and the law.
Food Safety: Unregulated consumption of single-hoofed meat may pose health risks due to zoonotic diseases or drug residues. Such meat can pose a threat to human health when placed on the market without veterinary control.
Religious and Cultural Sensitivities: Some communities do not want to consume certain types of meat for religious or cultural reasons. In this context, species identification analysis is important.

Comparison of Analysis Methods

Method	Sensitivity	Speed	Cost	Application Area
PCR	High	Middle	Middle	Food Inspection, Counterfeit Detection
Real-Time PCR	Very High	Fast	High	Legal and Trade Controls
ELISA	Middle	Fast	Low	Routine Checks
Isotope Analysis	Very High	Slow	Very High	Academic and Forensic Studies
Histological Analysis	Low	Middle	Low	Visible Detections

Analyzes are necessary for the detection of counterfeiting and adulteration in meat and meat products. The Search for the Ungulate is one of the useful analyses in this field.

Regulations and Standards

Turkish Food Codex: It is mandatory to make the correct species declaration for meat and meat products.
EU Regulations: Regulation 1169/2011 requires full indication of the ingredients of food products.
International Standards: Methods such as ISO 3493 are applied in species identification analysis.

Animal Foods and
Products Containing Additives of Animal Origin

Species Determination (Pig DNA Search)

Type Determination of Meat (Horse-Daughter DNA Search)

Kit method (Analytikjena, InnuDETECT Pork Assay)

Kit Method (DNeasy Mericon Food Kit QIAGEN)

Nano-lab Laboratories Group continues to provide services within the scope of Single Claw Meat Search. We also provide services for Determination of Ammonia in Chicken Meat Products.

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