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Trace your premium meat products from farm to fork

DNA SourceTracker: Next generation meat traceability

HOW DO YOU STAND OUT AGAINST YOUR COMPETITION?

The most advanced DNA-based tracing method: next-generation sequencing

In times of global supply chains and a rising demand for food authenticity among consumers, your business is under more pressure than ever. What you do and how you do it matters to your customers. This goes for your production methods as well as for the effort you put into securing the highest quality and authenticity.

You have a premium meat product that claims a certain feature on the label (e.g. organic, from a defined origin or farm, associated to a meat organisation) and you want to re-check its whole production chain? DNA Source Tracker can help you to control your label from animal to supermarket. How? By utilising the most advanced DNA-based tracing method: next-generation sequencing. To find out more, scroll down.

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WHY DNA SOURCETRACKER?

Your benefits by integrating the DNA SourceTracker workflow into your QC

Trace your meat

product with the highest precision in the market – back to the individual animal it came from.

Eliminate adulteration

and food fraud by gaining visibility and control over your global supply chains.

Protect your brand

whether it is „premium-cut“,coming from a specific source, or part of a specific organisation.

Create brand loyalty

by reassuring your customers of your commitment to being a responsible provider.

Reduce tedious and inefficient

processes and paperwork documentation.

Price

Do it all at a very competitive price.

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

Easy steps to trace your premium meat products

Sampling and profiling of individual animals

Analysis and setup of a customized database

Meat samples get processed throughout the supply chain

Sampling from a later date in the supply chain

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) & comparison between all samples

Data delivery via secured platform

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TRACE YOUR PREMIUM MEAT PRODUCTS FROM FARM TO FORK
Frequently asked questions

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), also known as highthroughput sequencing, is a massively parallel DNA sequencing technology that allows for the analysis of samples and systems at a level that was never possible before. NGS machines can sequence large samples more cost-effectively than traditionalmethods, and in the process also generate more detailed genomic information.

The sampling can take place either in the slaughterhouse during the slaughter process (swabs, but also tissue, blood, or hairs are possible) or at the farm during ear-tagging. For the latter, special ear-tags are available that automatically conserve the punched tissue. Other sampling points can be discussed if necessary.

DNA Source Tracker is mainly offered for premium products from beef and pork. For sheep and goat product sourcing, please contact us.

The costs for the generation of the customised database (DNA profiling of all relevant animals) amounts to only a few additional cents per kg meat related to the end product.

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