Microbiology News: food-beverage, Jul 2020

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Microbiology News: food-beverage, Jul 2020

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False Positive, or False Negative Mycotoxin Results are Expensive. What's the Solution?

29 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

In this video Ronald Niemeijer, Marketing Director, R-Biopharm explains how the use of certified mycotoxin reference materials can give you the confidence you need in your QC testing results. more...

BIOTECON Diagnostics Offers a Variety of Quality Cannabis Testing Solutions

27 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

Biotecon Cannabis marijuana hemp testing rt pcr

The cannabis testing market is developing rapidly; choices you make define how competitive and future-proof your business will be. As experts in food testing and microbial contaminations, we develop highly sophisticated qPCR testing methods that will ensure you stay on top of future requirements. more...

Autoclaveable Round-Bottomed Tubes Suitable for Sample Homogenization

27 Jul 2020 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

micronic 1400 microlitre round bottom tube

These Dutch-designed round-bottomed tubes suit all your sample preparation requirements, including homogenization. Manufactured in Class 7 cleanroom environment, these 1.4 ml tubes can be autoclaved clean and resist many organic solvents routinely used with them. more...

Does Your Lab Need a Super Efficient Anaerobic Workstation?

21 Jul 2020 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceutical

Baker Ruskinn anaerobic and microaerophilic workstations have been developed with the user in mind with a host of features to help you deliver consistent results. more...

EU Food Funds Real-Time COVID-19 Detection Project

21 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

An automated platform that can detect the presence of viruses in food processing facilities in real-time has been given a massive boost by the EU's food innovation body (EIT). The test takes one hour to result and was developed by Eurofins, Microbion, SwissDeCode, IATA CSIC, and UH. more...

NEOGEN Launches Advanced Soleris® NG Microbial Testing System

16 Jul 2020 | Food & BeverageOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

The Soleris NG system provides accurate and rapid microbiological answers in a complete system approach. The system features 32-vial incubating drawers integrated with a secure software package, and each ready-to-use vial rapidly and independently detects the presence or absence of microorganisms. more...

Bio-Rad Launches High Performance Food Safety Solution for Powdered Infant Formula

14 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

Salmonella Cronobacter sakazakii Powdered Infant Formula PIF

Ideal for food safety testing of infant formula, Bio-Rad Laboratories' easy-to-use PIF Supplement enriches both Salmonella spp. and Cronobacter spp. in a single broth and inhibits background flora, such as lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacteria, and other gram-positive bacteria. more...

A Small Workstation with Big Ideas

14 Jul 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Time to step up from using anaerobic jars to using an anaerobic workstation? The A20 is compact, incredibly efficient and cheaper to operate than it is to use jars. more...

Analysis of Virus Particles by Dynamic Light Scattering

14 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

Dynamic light scattering DLS viruses Testa

Analyzing viruses in the lab using traditional methods can be difficult due to cell proteins in solution. Testa Analytical has released a white paper describing its Dynamic Light Scattering method, which can eliminate problems associated with other zeta potential/particle analysis instruments. more...

CANARY Migrates From Anthrax Detection to SARS-CoV-2

13 Jul 2020 | Food & BeverageClinical

PathSensors can now develop a COVID-19 diagnostic kit using CANARY™ technology after an agreement with MIT to expand its license for clinical use. CANARY is a biosensor initially developed after 9/11 to detect anthrax. more...

Hygiena Launches Improved, Rapid Listeria Species Detection Method

09 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

Hygiena’s new InSite Listeria environmental test for food processing facilities, food preparation environments and food retailers after cleaning, can detect Listeria spp. in 48 hours on stainless steel, ceramic and plastic surfaces and is AOAC RI certified. more...

Aspergillus Ventures in the Cannabis and Hemp Industries and Beyond

06 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

GENE Pro bioMerieux Cannabis Aspergillus

In this rapidmicrobiology interview with Ben Pascal (Invisible Sentinel) and Maria McIntyre (bioMérieux), we explore the GENE-UP Aspergillus PRO assay's disruptive technology and why testing for this pathogen is important, even if your state doesn't require it. more...

Better Microbiology Solutions for Cannabis and Hemp Products

06 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

Rapidmicrobiology's special focus on microbial testing in cannabis Get expert advice for your cannabis testing needs from big players; Bio-Rad, Hardy Diagnostics, R-biopharm, Pall and bioMérieux and how to prove your lab's competency with NSI Lab Solutions and the Emerald Test™. more...

Why Testing for Aspergillus is Key to Safe Cannabis & Hemp Products

06 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

Bio-Rad iQ-Check Aspergillus Kit Cannabis

In this interview with Amrita Puri, Bio-Rad, we delve into Aspergillus contamination issues in cannabis and hemp products and how Bio-Rad's iQ-Check Aspergillus kit reduces risk to users who may be vulnerable to Aspergillosis and ensures a more efficient manufacturing process. more...

Think You Know How to Test Cannabis for Pathogens? - Prove it!

06 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

Emerald Scientific's Emerald Badge for cannabis testing labs, is a well-known proficiency testing scheme in the industry. In this interview with VP Kirsten Blake, we discuss different reasons why labs participate in the scheme, increase in DNA-based kits and what the badge signifies. more...

Second Wave? - Do Public Facilities Need to Test Air for SARS-CoV-2

01 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

PathogenDx and Bertin Technologies join forces to provide a solution to test for airborne contaminants, such as COVID-19, in public buildings. Using Bertin’s Coriolis Air Sampler and Pathogen Dx’s EnvirX-Rv PCR kit together, it has been proven to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the environment. more...

Validated Immunoaffinity Techniques for Mycotoxin Analysis in Cannabis

01 Jul 2020 | Food & Beverage

R-Biopharm has validated immunoaffinity methods for cannabis and cannabis products resulting in improved clean-up and concentration of toxins reducing chromatography interference, lowering detection limits and ensuring method performance criteria are met. more...