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Restaurant Menus Will Include DNA Barcodes to Verify Fish Species

Posted November 29, 2011 11:17 AM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

Fish specials at your local restaurant may soon come with an extra guarantee of quality and sustainability, as fishmongers start checking the DNA of their wares. The Food and Drug Administration approved DNA barcoding last month, and restaurants are planning to start using it to prove the provenance of their pricey fish, the AP reports.

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Re: Restaurant Menus Will Include DNA Barcodes to Verify Fish Species

01/21/2014 10:39 PM

This sounds pretty cool. Yet, I haven't seen anything like this around me. But it is a real awesome idea about barcode application

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