UBC Develops Way To Detect Other Animal Products Mixed Into Ground Beef

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has good news for anyone who's been a little nervous about sinking their teeth into a juicy hamburger ever since horse meat was found in European beef a few years ago.Researchers at the university have developed a new technique to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef, using a laser-equipped spectrometer and statistical analysis.Fills a gap
DNA testing can already identify foreign species in meat products, but it can't locate offal,