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Pork was purchased from a commercial source as three pieces of boned leg. The
pieces were trimmed and the lean meat homogenised to produce a paste.
This material is intended for use as a reference standard for species identification
analytical methods.
The species content of this material was checked using both an immunoassay test
and DNA analysis.
Assessed Value
Ground Raw Pork ....................... 100 %
The material was prepared by weighing the required amounts of meat LGC7220
Horsemeat and LGC72221 Beef into 50mL sample pots
This material is intended for use as a positive control material in procedures for the
identification of horsemeat in beef.
Assessed Value
Horsemeat as a percentage of total meat .... 1 %
10% w/w Horsemeat in Beef (nominal)
The material was prepared by weighing the required amounts of meat LGC7220
Horsemeat and LGC72221 Beef into 50mL sample pots.
This material is intended for use as a positive control material in procedures for the
identification of horsemeat in beef.
Assessed Value
Horsemeat as a percentage of total meat ... 10%
1 % w/w Pork in Beef (nominal)
The material was prepared by weighing th
e required amounts of meat LGC7222
Pork and LGC72221 Beef into 50mL sample pots.
This material is intended for use as a positive control material in procedures for the
identification of pork in beef.
Assessed Value
Pork as a percentage of total meat .............. 1 %
10% w/w Pork in Beef (nominal)
The material was prepared by weighing the required amounts of meat LGC7222
Pork and LGC72221 Beef into 50mL sample pots.
This material is intended for use as a positive control material in procedures for the
identification of pork in beef.
Assessed Value
Pork as a percentage of total meat ............. 10%