Kraft Foods has announced the global approval of the PATHATRIX® rapid pathogen testing system from Matrix MicroScience.

The Kraft Foods Microbiology and Food Safety team have performed an extensive evaluation of the performance of PATHATRIX® technology from Matrix MicroScience at various Kraft locations in both the US and Europe. As a result, the AOAC-RI approved Listeria and and Salmonella PATHATRIX® Pooling kits have now been approved as official Kraft Foods methods and will be included in their Global Microbiological Methods Manual. This means that Kraft approved testing laboratories, suppliers and co-manufacturers can use the method.

The PATHATRIX® Pooling products are AOAC-RI approved for a variety of food pathogens and food types, including difficult sample matrices, and are currently being used by a number of large multi-national companies and government laboratories in North America & Europe.


Dr Adrian Parton C.E.O., Matrix MicroScience said, "Matrix is delighted that such a high quality global company as Kraft Foods has chosen to integrate the PATHATRIX® system into their HACCP and quality assurance programs."