DuPont News, January 15, 2009
DuPont Qualicon BAX® System Salmonella Assay Now Certified for Environmental Testing
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| Food processors can use the BAX® system to detect salmonella in both food and environmental samples. |
Food processors who already rely on the BAX® system from
DuPont Qualicon as a certified method for detecting salmonella in their end products and ingredients now can use the same polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to monitor their production environments.
Validation studies comparing the BAX® system to traditional culture methods for detecting salmonella on stainless steel, concrete and other surfaces found that the BAX® system demonstrated the same level of accuracy but shaved days off the time to result. Based on those studies, the AOAC Research Institute in Maryland (U.S.) has extended its certification of the BAX® system salmonella assay as a Performance TestedSM method for use on environmental samples.
“The good news for customers, especially those who require certified methods, is that they can improve operational efficiencies while saving time and money by using a single, highly reliable test — the BAX® system salmonella assay — for all sample types,” said Kevin Huttman, president, DuPont Qualicon.
