New technique can detect impurities in ground beef within minutes

(University of British Columbia) Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef. They used a laser-equipped spectrometer and statistical analysis to determine with 99 per cent accuracy whether ground beef samples included other animal parts. They were able to say with 80 per cent accuracy which animal parts were used, and in what concentration.

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