{"id":1065,"date":"2026-03-16T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epitrace.de\/?page_id=1065"},"modified":"2026-07-21T22:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T22:54:05","slug":"for-animal-welfare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epitrace.de\/index.php\/what-we-offer\/for-animal-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"For animal welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For animal welfare<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Verifying animal welfare and quality claims in meat<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Transparency in meat production is increasingly demanded by consumers, retailers, and regulators. Yet verifying claims about animal welfare, farming conditions, or product origin remains difficult.<\/p>\n

While the industry relies on infrequent audits and paper-based trails, EpiTrace looks directly at the biological source.<\/p>\n

We decode epigenetic signatures in meat and verify production claims directly from the meat itself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Why it matters: The trust gap in our meat supply chain<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Demand for ethically produced and sustainable meat is growing worldwide. However, trust in existing verification systems remains limited.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The need: 90% <\/b>of EU consumers want higher animal welfare standards, and 69% <\/b>are willing to pay a premium for them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The reality: <\/b>Meat is one of the top 3 <\/b>most frequently adulterated food categories.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The trust gap: 88% <\/b>of consumers (in Germany) do not trust supermarket welfare claims.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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These challenges are not surprising. Meat products pass through long supply chains: from farm to slaughterhouse, processing, transport, and packaging. Along the way, documentation can be lost, misapplied, or falsified.<\/p>\n

Digital tracking systems and blockchain can improve documentation, but they still depend on the integrity of recorded data.<\/p>\n

EpiTrace aims to address the problem at a different level: the biology of the product itself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Our solution: the proof is in the product<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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EpiTrace offers the first biomolecular verification method that works directly on the endproduct.<\/p>\n

Everything an animal experiences leaves measurable traces in its biology. Environmental conditions, nutrition, stress, and health influence epigenetic markers.<\/p>\n

EpiTrace decodes these markers.<\/p>\n

Using our patented epigenetic analysis, we can examine a small sample of meat and identify biological signatures that reflect aspects of the animal\u2019s life and farming conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This enables verification of claims such as:<\/p>\n