Method for providing an identifier for a product
AssigneeOrvinum AG
InventorsJurg RICHTER, Markus EHRAT, Anna WESTON, Eric KUBLER
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for providing an identifier of a product which allows to specifically identify a product or test its authenticity, e.g. in the form of a digital finger print. Thereby, the product is food stuff, and in particular processed food stuff, for instance wine. Said identifier can be obtained using sequencing and/or microarray analysis of nucleic acid sequences from the microbiome and/or macrobiome of said food product, in particular wine.
Claims36
A method for evaluating the authenticity of a food product, the method comprising the steps of
- a) obtaining a sample of the food product;
- b) generating a plurality of signals based on the presence and/or the amount of two or more target molecules in the sample obtained in step (a), wherein the generation of the plurality of signals comprises a sequencing method and/or a microarray assay;
- c) compiling an identifier having a plurality of elements based on the plurality of signals generated in step (b);
- d) determining one or more properties the identifier of the food product is expected to have to be authentic;
- e) comparing the one or more properties determined in step (d) for the food product to the respective one or more properties of an identifier for a product that is known to be authentic;
- and
- f) evaluating the authenticity of the candidate product based on the comparison made in step (e).
(canceled)
4-8. (canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
18-22. (canceled)
(canceled)
28-30. (canceled)
33-40. (canceled)
(canceled)
45-47. (canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
52-60. (canceled)
A method for establishing a library of information for the authentication of a candidate product, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) obtaining one or more samples from a plurality of genuine products;
- and
- b) providing an identifier for each sample which comprises generating a plurality of signals based on the presence and/or the amount of two or more target molecules in the sample obtained in step (a), wherein the generation of the plurality of signals comprises a sequencing method and/or a microarray assay;
- and compiling an identifier having a plurality of elements based on the plurality of generated signals;
- and
- c) establishing a library based on the information obtained in step (b).
63-66. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.