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This California Startup Has A Meat Test It Says Can Help Prevent The Next Pandemic

Food ID, a San Mateo-based startup, has raised $12 million from S2G Ventures in a Series B round that it says will help improve the safety and transparency of the U.S. meat supply. The funding will be used to commercialize the company’s rapid-result tests that can detect antibiotics in animals and a range of other adulterants, like heavy metals in seafood. Food ID says it has been working inside some industrial slaughterhouses for more than a year and that its tests are finding many of the meat being sold as “antibiotic-free” are not.

Forbes

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Concern over 'next pandemic' spotlights antibiotic use in meat: 'Testing will help restore trust'

The use of antibiotics and other adulterants in meat is a global health problem. Consumers increasingly demand products that are free-from contaminants and additives. But how can you be sure the meat you eat is hormone or antibiotic free?

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