DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2019.v07i07.002

Pages: 294-298

Religion is a robust social dynamic in human food consumption and purchasing decision. Muslim consumers often ready to pay higher prices for the inherent natured Halal meat products. However, the meat products where physical features are disrupted by food processing steps is more prone to fraudulent admixing or alteration. Hence to secure human health, keep consumer trust and religious faith species authentication of Halal meat product is important. DNA biomarkers based assay provide an excellent opportunity to authenticate animal species with better specificity and stability under different food processing condition. Therefore, here we have described DNA based molecular assay platforms that could be used for the detection of meat animal species from raw and commercial meat products for halal meat product verification. It will facilitate for the development of improve species detection techniques and “Halal” food authentication to secure consumer health and belief.