A preliminary investigation into the acquisition of fingerprints on food.

Sarah Ferguson, Lynsey Nicholson, Kevin Farrugia, David Bremner, Dennis Gentles

School of Contemporary Sciences, University of Abertay, Dundee, UK.

Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society 2013 Mar

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The potential for enhancement and recovery of latent fingerprints on a variety of foodstuffs has been investigated. In general, black magnetic powder and black powder suspensions appear to be the most successful enhancement techniques with a high number of ridge detail-developed prints over a selected time scale. Banana, apple and tomato surfaces showed enhancement of latent prints but potato and egg surfaces proved to be less successful. Copyright © 2012 Forensic Science Society. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Sarah Ferguson, Lynsey Nicholson, Kevin Farrugia, David Bremner, Dennis Gentles. A preliminary investigation into the acquisition of fingerprints on food. Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society. 2013 Mar;53(1):67-72