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Common Causes of Endotoxin Assay Failures and How to Avoid Them

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Endotoxin
31 Mar 2015
Possible reasons for Endotoxin assay failures include: negative control failures, poor coefficient of variation (%CV) and positive product control (PPC) failures.

Viruses in the Food Chain - ACMSF Report

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NorovirusHepatitis AHepatitis E
30 Mar 2015
Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food recent report on food borne viruses - Norovirus, Hepatitis A and E.

World Health Day 2015: From Farm to Plate, Make Food Safe

safefood World Health Day
27 Mar 2015
7 April 2015 is World Health Day, this year WHO is highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food safety under the slogan “From farm to plate, make food safe.”

Handheld Mini Wireless Barcode Scanner

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24 Mar 2015
Small lightweight device is practical to carry around, easy-to-use and can read any 1D barcode or 2D Data-Matrix code on 24-, 48- and 96-well format tubes and racks.

USDA adds bioMérieux TEMPO® System to Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook

TEMPO
ColiformsSpoilage OrganismsTotal Counts
24 Mar 2015
Based on the MPN approach, the TEMPO automates testing of food for quality indicators such as TVC, Coliforms, E.coli, Enterobacteriaceae, Lactic acid bacteria, Staph. aureus, and yeasts/molds.

New Opti-Swab™ Brand Name Reflects Medical Professional’s Expectations

Opti-Swab
Swabs
24 Mar 2015
HydraFlock® swabs are now re-named as Opti-Swab™, still same combination of superior proprietary patented flocked fiber design with optimized liquid Amies medium.

DiluFlow® - Next Generation of Gravimetric Diluters

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AutomationSample Preparation
24 Mar 2015
DiluFlow® range is for sample preparation for food microbiology labs automated weighing and diluting, in compliance with ISO 7218, ISO 6887-1 and FDA BAM standards.

What’s Driving Charles River’s Success in QC Microbiology?

Interview with Carl Craig
EndotoxinEnvironmental MonitoringBioburden
23 Mar 2015
Charles River Laboratories is aiming towards being a one-stop solutions provider for pharmaceutical microbiology QC, introducing innovative products designed to meet changing market demands.

Almond Allergen Testing at ALS

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Allergens
23 Mar 2015
ALS an UKAS accredited laboratory offers range of allergen testing in foods in specially dedicated food allergen testing laboratory.

New Appointments Extend Customer Offering at Lab M

Lab M
23 Mar 2015
Lab M has appointed new Research and Development (R&D), Quality Control (QC) and Sales specialists to enhance its offering of microbiology products and services to customers worldwide.

Abaxis VetScan Anaplasma Rapid Test Kit - USDA Cleared

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Anaplasma
23 Mar 2015
USDA approved Abaxis VetScan Anaplasma Rapid Test Kit system uses portable analyser with single-use reagent discs, that contain all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 13 tests on veterinary patients.

BD MAX™ STD Assays Receive CE Mark

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23 Mar 2015
Automating real-time PCR extraction, amplification and detection and into a single platform, the BD MAX™system can detect C.trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and T. vaginalis from a single specimen in one run.

UKAS Accreditation for Automated Plate Handling Robots

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Sample PreparationAutomationWorkflow Optimization
17 Mar 2015
AAA Lab Equipment have supplied a robotic system to ILS for food safety microbiology, LIMS controls what tests are required and the automated system does plate inoculation, barcoding and stacking ready for incubation.

Multicenter Study Shows CPE Assay is Highly Accurate

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16 Mar 2015
Check-Points Health’s molecular assay 100% sensitive in identifying patients colonized with CPE.

Redipor® Prepared Media Price List

Redipor Ready to use media
Environmental Monitoring
16 Mar 2015
The extensive Redipor range, manufactured at Cherwell’s ISO9001 offers ready-to-use media, including Petri dishes, contact plates, bottles and broth bags, designed to meet the rigorous requirements of the pharmaceutical and related industries.

Test Both Aflatoxins and Zearalenone, Same Solvent-free Sample

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MycotoxinsAflatoxins
10 Mar 2015
Romer Labs new AgraStrip® WATEX test kit line can test for both, Aflatoxins and Zearalenone, out of the same water-based sample extract.

Tecan’s HydroSpeed™ Plate Washer for Multiplex PCR

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Liquid HandlingPCR
10 Mar 2015
Automated 96-channel plate washer offers effective removal of unincorporated PCR primers and reagents without disturbing the pellet.

Silliker Rebrands to Mérieux NutriSciences

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09 Mar 2015
Silliker has been part of Institut Mérieux for many years but is now rebranding to Mérieux NutriSciences.

Hepatitis A Testing Service - Mérieux NutriSciences

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Hepatitis A
09 Mar 2015
Mérieux NutriSciences can do your testing for Hepatitis A in frozen berries, fruits, vegetables, shellfish, species & herbs, ready-to-eat products, water and food surfaces.

Ultra Compact Reader Scans Tubes In Less Than 1 Second

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09 Mar 2015
Read 1D rack barcodes, 1D barcoded tubes and 2D Data-Matrix coded tubes (in 96-, 48-and 24-well formats) all in less than a second with Micronic Tracxer TS201 MINI.

Microbiologics Appoints Alan Kaplan as US National Sales Manager

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09 Mar 2015
Microbiologics, a leading global provider of biological reference materials, has appointed Alan Kaplan as the company’s US National Sales Manager.

Philisa® ampC Identifies Antibiotic Resistant Gram Negs

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PCRAntibiotic Resistance
09 Mar 2015
The new Streck Philisa® ampC ID Kit enables rapid identification of six plasmid-mediated ampC resistance genes (MOX, DHA, ACC, EBC, FOX, CMY) for monitoring antibiotic resistance.

Industrial Pharmaceutical Microbiology: Standards & Controls (Book)

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EndotoxinEnvironmental MonitoringSterility Testing
08 Mar 2015
Book provides clear, practical and up-to-date guidance for handling virtually every compliance and operational challenge associated with pharmaceutical microbiology.

Priorclave RCS Autoclaves Can Improve Lab Efficiency

RCS Autoclaves
Autoclaves
03 Mar 2015
With a large sterilising chamber but a relatively small footprint the RSC 350 is an ideal autoclave for laboratories that need a high throughput solution or who need to process large bulky items.

Modern Phenotypic Microbial Identification Comparable to Molecular

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Identification
03 Mar 2015
Paper compares Biolog's GEN III, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS using veterinary isolates. Performance to the species level was similar for all three systems. GEN III better at speciating Bacillus.

Multi-Drug Resistance in Food Pathogens - EFSA Report

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CampylobacterSalmonellaListeria monocytogenes
02 Mar 2015
Multi-drug resistant isolates of Salmonella continue to spread across Europe. Also, high resistance to ciprofloxacin in Campylobacter isolates in both humans and animals has been reported in some Member States.

IFSAC Report on Key Sources of Foodborne Illness

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CampylobacterSalmonellaListeria monocytogenes
02 Mar 2015
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) is a partnership of three agencies - the CDC, FDA and FSIS reporting on foodborne illness source attribution.

STADApharm Launches Ebola Lateral Flow Test

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Ebola virus
02 Mar 2015
Lateral flow test kit for Ebola launched by STADApharm.

Antisera For E.coli O188 Now Available

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02 Mar 2015
Recently discovered E. coli O serotype named O188 can be serotyped SSI with new O188 antisera from SSI Diagnostica.

FDA EUA and WHO Listing for Corgenix POC Ebola Test

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Ebola virus
02 Mar 2015
ReEBOVTM Antigen Rapid Test from Corgenix is an immunoassay test authorized for emergency use by the FDA for the presumptive detection of Ebola virus.

Device Reduces Burden of Handheld Pipetting

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Liquid Handling
02 Mar 2015
Reduce traditional handheld pipetting to a minimum in wide ranging applications from 6-well to 384-well with VIAFLO ASSIST from INTEGRA

Bacterial Gastroenteritis Kit now Includes Campylobacter lari

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Clostridium difficileYersinia
02 Mar 2015
Open system, real-time PCR kit for diagnosing bacterial gastroenteritis - C. coli/jejuni /lari, C. difficile, VTEC, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., enteroinvasive E. coli, Y. enterocolitica .

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