Project:

DNA Barcoding—Investigating the difference between the actual scientific name of sashimi and the label name in the store

• Students:

• Jiarui Fu, Jingyi Wang, Yuxi Zhang, Chenxi Hu

• School:

• Dulwich suzhou international High school; Ulink College of Suzhou; Suzhou High School; Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School, Suzhou, China

• Mentors:

• Xinyue Wang

Abstract:

We collected 16 sashimi samples from 4 different cuisine stores in Suzhou, using DNA barcoding to identify 4 common sashimi which are salmon, tuna, sweet shrimp and arctic shellfish to see whether there exist food fraud. After comparing the result of DNA sequence of RZT-002 (tuna) to five common tunas that are generally used as sashimi, we found that the name of the tuna labeled by sellers are matched with its actual variety.

Poster:

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