date:Feb 11, 2019
llected from various importers, processing plants and retailers in Ontario.
Of the samples, 141 (69.5%) were from retailers, 51 (25%) from importers and 11 (5.5%) from processing plants.
Researchers identified the samples using DNA barcoding. Developed at U of G, DNA barcoding allows scientists to determine species of organisms using a short, standardised region of genetic material.
The findings revealed 32% of the samples overall were mislabelled. The mislabelling rate was 17.6% at the impor