(16 Feb 2021)
Smiths Detection has been granted an AOAC
International Performance Test Method (PTM) program
certification number 122005 for its Listeria Canary assay.
Listeria is a bacteria which causes Listeriosis.
The relatively rare infection usually goes away on its own, but
can cause serious problems to those with a weak immune system and
pregnant women.
The assay, used in the company’s Zephyr pathogen
identifier, gives F&B companies a new
solution to quickly screen and protect against dangerous pathogens that
are a common contaminate of concern in food-processing
environments.
The Listeria assay was validated through…