IdentiGEN enters 17 million euro deal with Switzerland
The deal will expand on a period of five years in which IdentiGEN will use its DNA-TraceBack system to guarantee the integrity of Swiss beef.
The service may be expanded to include pork and poultry.
A working group headed by Proviande, with representatives from the whole meat sector, has developed the basis for the national introduction of a system for the traceability of Swiss meat by means of DNA in recent months. The new system is intended to provide proof that meat and meat products with a Swiss origin certificate are actually derived from animals that have been kept and slaughtered in Switzerland, according to a press release.
"The first step is to introduce the system for beef and veal. A reference sample is to be taken from each animal in the slaughterhouse for the purpose of proof of origin using DNA and then analyzed in a Swiss laboratory. The technology partner in this project is IdentiGEN Ltd. The new control system will, in the future, increase the transparency and security of the declaration of Swiss meat thanks to the clear proof of provenance, thereby further strengthening the confidence of consumers," said IdentiGEN in a statement.
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