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T E S T I N G Food fraud protection Protect your brand by scientifically proving the origin of your products. Scientific Traceability goes beyond the label to ensure your products authenticity. NZMS Scientific offers a range of innovative solutions designed to ensure your products meet the standards you and your customers expect. www.foodtechnology.co.nz 31 info@oritain.com www.oritain.com FT198 That’s a question Oritain gets asked all the time. And the answer is…very robust. The company has presented science as evidence for the police as recently as 2014. The science Oritain uses originated in the criminal forensic field, where it was used to support homicide investigations. Specifically, it was one of the methods Rapid Results. Real Answers. Right Away. • Fermentation industry testing • Pathogen testing • Allergen detection • Dairy industry testing • Environmental testing • Enumeration of microorganisms • Sample collection and preparation • Sterility testing P 09 259 4062 E nzms@nzms.co.nz W www.nzms.co.nz FT204 used to help identify the origin of unidentified human bodies, and one specific case that involved this method was the discovery of a child’s remains in the Thames River in London. The same science that is used by Oritain, alongside other scientific approaches and good old fashioned police work, was able to narrow in on his origins. “We’re not sharing this to intentionally shock you; rather, to provide an insight into how widely the science is recognised and trusted,” Oritain says. “Although we could identify the origin of bodies, we don’t. Our focus is on food.” Oritain scientists are trained expert witnesses and the science meets the Daubert criteria for admissibility in court. That means the court recognises the science and the opinions of expert witnesses, and when you work with Oritain, you can be reassured that the science the company adopts is very robust and trusted by businesses and courts around the world. HOW ROBUST IS THE SCIENCE?


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