Fish and seafood are among the most common food allergens, along with nuts, eggs, cow’s milk, fruit, soya and other foods. It is estimated that approximately 2.2% of the global population is affected by an allergy to fish, while around 2% of individuals are allergic to seafood.
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in global demand for coconut products, with applications in both the food industry and cosmetics. CONGEN has developed a real-time PCR kit for the direct qualitative detection of specific DNA sequences of coconut in food.
The mollusc family is a diverse group of invertebrates. It includes 50,000-60,000 species, including: snails (Gastropodae), mussels (Bivalvia) and cephalopods (Cephalopodae). Suitable for consumption are squids, mussels, oysters and some species of snails…