Shellfish is a major component of global seafood production. Specific items include shrimp,
lobsters, oysters, mussels, scallops, clams, crabs, krill, crayfish, squid, cuttlefish, snails …

Food safety and quality are nowadays a major concern. Any case of food alteration,
especially when reported by the media, has a great impact on public opinion. There is an …

The world's seafood supply and trade have increased in the last decades, as well as the
potential for marketed species substitution. Currently, seafood safety and authenticity …

Globalization of the food trade requires precise and exact information about the origin,
methods of production, transformation technologies, authentication, and the traceability of …

Seafood consumption has increased worldwide in the last 50 years considering both wild
catches and aquaculture production. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization …

During the last years DNA barcoding has become a popular method of choice for molecular
specimen identification. Here we present a comprehensive DNA barcode library of various …

Here we report a governmental initiative to enforce a regulatory program based on DNA
Barcode identification of mislabeled seafood products commercialized in Southern Brazil …

Food forgery is one of the most articulated socio-economic concerns which contributed to
increase people's awareness on what they eat and how and where it is produced …

Meat and meat products are widely consumed worldwide as a source of high-quality
proteins, essential amino acids, vitamins, and necessary minerals. The acceptability of Halal …

Seafood mislabelling is a global issue following the increasing worldwide seafood trade
particularly of processed seafood products, as well as a general lack of regulations and tight …