DNA testing programs have been developed to identify product risk using several criteria to determine whether a product is at high or low risk of fraud. For example, a whole fish is at lower risk than a fillet or a portion. This risk level determines sampling frequency. We do not conduct the DNA tests. We send the samples to a lab, which does the tests for us and verifies the Latin scientific name of the species stated by our suppliers.
Our process is very similar to those of the CFIA and other organizations with national DNA testing programs. We use exactly the same technology to ensure that the data are accurate.