- Program:
- Urban Barcode Project
- Year:
- 2015-16
- Research Topic:
- Food fraud
- Taxonomic Group Studied:
- Animals
Project:
Is Your Cat Food Purrfect? Using DNA Barcoding to Detect Mislabeling in Different Brands of Cat Food
- Students:
- Jacqueline Beshoory, Haley Horn
- School:
- Convent of the Sacred Heart, Other
- Mentors:
- Mary Musolino
Abstract:
In this Urban Barcoding Project, we will investigate the dependency of Pure Vita, Fancy Feast and Sheba cat food products. We will test multiple different types of entrees sold by the companies to determine the authenticity of their products.
