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Published 27 Oct 2025

Honey authenticity -DNA + SORS methods for the authentication of Chinese honey

Food Standards Agency · Yorkshire and the Humber

Key facts

Contract value
£75,955
Awarded
25 Oct 2025
Contract starts
27 Oct 2025
Contract ends
27 Mar 2026
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Buyer type
Central government

Awarded to

SupplierValue
Cranfield University£75,955

Description

The FSA required the Supplier to validate and optimize the DNA-based qPCR and SORS methods that were developed in the first feasibility study. This should be done on Chinese honey representative of UK imports and to further investigate the suitability of qPCR, digital PCR and metabarcoding methodologies for honey authenticity purposes.

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