Cod mislabelling four times more prevalent in Ireland than UK, study shows
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
According to a new study, 28 percent of cod products in Ireland are mislabeled, as compared to 7 percent in the UK. Using a DNA barcoding technique (COI barcoding gene), scientists from Ireland genetically identified 226 cod products purchased from supermarkets, fishmongers and take-away outlets across Ireland (131) and the UK (95), and compared the results against the product labels.