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 Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania - Applied Food Diagnostics launches rapid pathogen detection utilizing qPCR assays for food industry use. The Ecuador division of Bureau Veritas, a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services for the food industry, implemented the SIMUL™ assays to expedite mobile laboratory results, strengthening food safety and safeguarding human health.    The two qPCR assays available for mobile laboratories include Molecular Environmental Monitoring Program (MEMP™) assays and Simultaneous Multiplex (SIMUL™) Assays.   MEMP™ qPCR assays are AOAC PTM validated and designed to detect Listeria and Salmonella on environmental surfaces. MEMP™ assays have high sensitivity (<10-100 CFU) for detecting these pathogens in samples collected as part of environmental monitoring programs. Following swabbing, MEMP™ assays require no enrichment and yield results within two hours of sampling.  SIMUL™ qPCR assays are AOAC PTM validated assays that detect Listeria/L. monocytogenes, Salmonella and the top 7 STECs (E. coli O157:H7, O26, O45,...

Nuremberg, PA October 15, 2020 – Applied Food Diagnostics, Inc., a food science solutions company, is pleased to announce the three AOAC® Performance Tested MethodsSM approvals for its suite of simultaneous, multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (SIMUL-qPCR) assays. SIMUL-qPCR test kits include multiple targets (multiplex) with an internal amplification control. All SIMUL-qPCR test kits utilize the same operational parameters allowing simultaneous detection. The three SIMUL-qPCR assays granted certification include; one test kit for Salmonella, one test kit for both Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes and a suite of test kits for the “Top 7” Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), including O157:H7, with stx and eae genes.   The AOAC-RI PTM evaluations consisted of inclusivity/exclusivity, product...

Nuremberg, PA, October 15, 2020 – Applied Food Diagnostics, Inc., a food science solutions company, is pleased to announce the Molecular Environmental Monitoring Program (MEMP)Salmonella Assay has officially achieved AOAC® Performance Tested MethodsSM Certification No. 042002. The revolutionary protocol identifies Salmonella with matchless sensitivity and specificity, yielding results from an environmental swab in less than 2 hours. Specifically design and validated swabs go straight into the test without enrichment or incubation, shrinking the workflow and saving up to 24 to 72 hours needed for conventional protocols. The AOAC-RI PTM evaluations consisted of inclusivity/exclusivity, product consistency, stability, robustness and matrix studies. This...

Applied Food Diagnostics, Inc., validates first multiplex Alicyclobacillus suite of qPCR assays  Bloomsburg, PA July 7, 2021 – Applied Food Diagnostics, Inc., the World’s Most Innovative Microbiology Lab Solutions Company, is pleased to announce the Alicyclobacillus suite of test kits. Alicyclobacillus (ACB) presence is a known source of spoilage and product loss in fruit products (juice, concentrates, essences, purees). Our ACB suite has been subjected to robust validation prior to release on a wide variety of fruit products and offers results in 90 minutes post-enrichment.   The Alicyclobacillus (ACB) suite includes identification of Alicyclobacillus species plus acidoterrestris, acidiphilus, herbarius, and cycloheptanicus. All ACB SIMUL-qPCR test kits include multiple targets (multiplex) with an internal amplification control. All SIMUL-qPCR test...