Food Authenticity: Proteomics

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Food Authenticity: Development, Optimisation and Validation of a Multi-Species Proteomic Screening Tool for Meat Labelling Verification The Authority is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink. The Authority’s vision is for a world-leading food and drink industry that is competitive, resilient, trusted by the consumer with a strong reputation for the highest standards of food safety and quality. Incidents of food and drink mislabelling and fraud can be damaging to public trust in the integrity of the food chain and impact on the competitiveness and resilience of UK businesses. The development of robust analytical tools to help verify product labelling and support food law enforcement is fundamental to improving confidence in food labelling for consumers, businesses and the food industry as a whole. The Authority is looking for suppliers to carry out research and development in the field of food authenticity to develop, optimise and validate a multi-species proteomic screening tool for meat labelling verification.