Kök, SüleymanAtalay, Sertaç2024-06-122024-06-1220181016-877X2667-4106https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/396772https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/13960Determination of meat origin is important for consumer rights, religious beliefs and national laws. Nowadays,people demand reliable information about the food they consume. The consumer’s choice is greatly influenced by thefood composition detailed in labeling. In the case of processed meat products, this is going to be especially importantbecause fraud cannot be visually assayed understood. Consumers cannot take measures except to trust the label information on the product. Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) is widely used technique for in detecting meatproduct authenticity because of its specificity, simplicity and sensitivity. 155 fast food samples (77 toasts, 38 hamburgers and 40 pizzas) sold as 100% beef products collected randomly from fast food restaurants in İstanbul, Tekirdağ andEdirne were analyzed by using ELISA. Fraudulent meat products were found in 53 (34.2%) of 155 fast food samples.Although it was detected horse-meat in two toasts, no pork was detected in samples.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle5829598396772