Customer Profiles

A busy UKAS-accredited contract laboratory in Scotland found that the BAX® System was easy to use with less hands-on and performed extremely well, even with smoked salmon samples.

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To help customers evaluate FMC products, the Peroxygens division often conducts studies using the BAX® System that demonstrate how peracetic acid can be used to effectively control pathogens in meat and poultry.

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The BAX® System helps the Ministry of Agriculture,  Livestock and Supply (MAPA) meet its vision and strengthen the position of its own official laboratories (LANAGRO) with prominence and global recognition of using the most modern technology for food safety programs.

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When one of Sweden's major feed manufacturers decided to evaluate the BAX® System for detecting Salmonella, they saw an astounding drop in time to result -- from 72 hours to 24 hours. Feed ingredients can thus be released two days earlier, and customer orders can be met more quickly.

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West Liberty Foods, a leading co-packer and private label manufacturer of sliced meat, poultry and cheese for foodservice and retail customers throughout the U.S., replaced their previous pathogen detection method with the BAX® System and found consistently reliable results that save them space, money and time.

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The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Southern region has been accredited by DANAK to test for Salmonella in different foods using the BAX® System. Compared to their previous automated immunoassay method, they found the BAX® System to be more sensitive, quicker and simpler to use.

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Daniele, Inc., a world leading manufacturer of gourmet and deli meats, uses both the RiboPrinter® and BAX® Systems from DuPont Qualicon to detect, identify and trace bacteria to the source. The systems help Daniele Inc save time and money by allowing them to spot trends and fix them before they become problematic.

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The DuPont Qualicon RiboPrinter® system has been used at the Capstone Center since 2007. Dr. Michael K. Morgan, an industrial microbiology instructor, teaches a course on the RiboPrinter® system using bacterial isolates obtained from the Center’s aseptic suite during activities such as gowning checks, surface and air monitoring, clean water sampling and bioburden testing. 

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BioMar is an international organization that specializes in the development and manufacture of fish feed products for farmed fish.  With factories in Norway, Chile, Scotland, Denmark, Greece and France, they are one of the top three suppliers of fish feed to the aquaculture industry around the world.

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Chr. Hansen is an international organization providing natural ingredients, such as cultures, enzymes and colors to the food, pharmaceutical, nutritional and agricultural industries. They are the leading manufacturer of enzymes and dairy cultures used in the production of high quality fermented milk and cheese products, supplying some of the largest dairies in the world.

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