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AU Berg,C.; Schoen,H.; Westarp,J.
TI Investigation for CNS-tissue in meat and meat products from food inspection point of view
OT Untersuchungen von Fleisch und Fleischerzeugnissen auf ZNS-Gewebe
QU Fleischwirtschaft 2002 May 15; 82(5): 105-7
PT journal article
AB At the onset of the BSE-crisis in 2000 the integrated detection method (western blot) to detect CNS-specific proteins NSE (neuron specific enolase) and GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein) was applied by two private laboratories in addition to a cholesterol screening vest to investigate for CNS-tissue in meat products. Difficulty of test interpretation led to non-plausible results: especially raw poultry meat products caused false-positive NSE- or GFAP-results respectively. In some cases business relations between production and retail level were considerably affected by these results. Recent modification of the national Guidelines for Meat and Meat Products has enabled a food regulatory evaluation resulting in official food inspection measures: undeclared admixture of non-SRM (specified risk material) tissue of brain and spinal cord constitutes a deception of the consumer that can only be ascertained by inspections on production level.
AD Christiane Berg (christiane.berg@gtnet.de), Helga Schoen (helga.schoen@gt-net.de), Abt. Veterinärwesen und Lebensmittelüberwachung Kreis Gütersloh, Goethestraße 12, D-33330 Gütersloh, Deutschland; Johannes Westarp (johannes.westarp@rhein-sieg-kreis.de), Veterinär- und Lebensmittelüberwachungsamt Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-53721 Siegburg, Deutschland
SP deutsch
PO Deutschland