IDEXX announces that its Colilert®-18/Quanti-Tray® test becomes the new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) worldwide standard for detecting total coliforms and E. coli in water. The Organization has withdrawn ISO 9308-2:1990, which follows the multiple tube (most probable number) method, and replaced it with ISO 9308-2:2012 using the Colilert-18/Quanti-Tray method.

R-Biopharm has recently received a number of enquiries from customers asking about testing edible oils for mycotoxins.

Currently maximum levels are set for various mycotoxins including aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, patulin and the Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins) /Commission Regulation (EC) No.1881/2006.

Raw nuts and even roasted nuts can be contaminated with aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, highly toxic to humans and farm animals. Therefore many countries have adopted regulations to limit exposure to aflatoxins.

Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by different moulds or fungi, which can form on plants either during growth or whilst in storage. Various moulds of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium such as Penicillium verrucosum, are responsible for the production of the mycotoxin, ochratoxin A (OTA)  a known carcinogen, teratogen and nephrotoxin.

Soya products are becoming ever more popular and are increasingly used in the food industry. This can result in the unintentional cross-contamination of foods in the production process. Even small concentrations of soya can cause food allergies, which is why in many countries soya has to be labeled as an allergen.

Yeasts and molds can grow in a wide range of conditions in your raw materials, finished product and production environment, making them difficult to control.

Complicating matters is the five-day incubation period required by traditional agar methods.

Infratec has always been the benchmark for technological excellence and performance in the grain analysis field. With Infratec NOVA we’ve just raised the bar.

RIDASCREEN FAST Vitamin B12 is an enzyme immunoassay for the fast determination of vitamin B12.

The new RIDASCREEN Chloramphenicol (R1511)  is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of chloramphenicol in milk, milk powder, dairy products, honey and royal jelly, meat, fish, shrimp, eggs, urine (also chloramphenicol glucuronide), plasma/serum and feed. The test kit contains all reagents required for the enzyme immunoassay.

R-biopharm is proud to announce that lateral flow test for gluten analysis is now approved by one of the most important organizations for method validation. The dip stick RIDA®QUICK Gliadin was approved by the AOAC Performance Tested Methods (SM) Program and was assigned PTM Certification No. 101702 by the AOAC Research Institute.

FOSS announces the launch of the BacSomatic™, the first ever integrated bacteria and somatic cell counter for testing the hygienic quality of milk!

Metrohm introduces the compact Eco Titrator with integrated magnetic stirrer and touch-sensitive User Interface for routine analysis. The eco titrator provides GLP-compliant results with minimum space requirements at all times (approx. DIN A4).