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Hygiena adds specific peanut test to the AlerTox® range
Hygiena, a global leader in food safety testing, is excited to launch a new addition to its rapid allergen testing line, AlerTox® Sticks Peanut.
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Hygiena announces new EnSURE™ Touch Monitoring System
The instrument provides easier controls, improved data handling and links to intuitive software.
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Poster: Validation of the UltraSnap Surface ATP test and ensure luminometer for ATP hygiene monitoring on stainless steel surfaces
The use of rapid ATP tests allows for a quick determination of cleanliness; this study demonstrates the use of dry and wet bacteria from surfaces as a measurand of the performance of the device.
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Poster: Real-time detection of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in Raw Milk using the BAX® System
The trend of consuming more natural foods such as raw milk has been on the rise for its perceived health benefits and enhanced nutritional qualities. However, natural foods are not necessarily safer.
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Hygiena receives AOAC-RI certification for GlutenTox® Pro test
Rapid tests for gluten based on G12 antibody showed high specificity, no cross-reactivity
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Hygiena Acquires Helica Biosystems, Inc., expands portfolio of precise food safety technology
Hygiena, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company that specializes in rapid food safety and environmental diagnostic tests, today announced that the company acquired Helica BioSystems, Inc., based in Santa Ana, Calif., effective March 28.
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The Quality Monitoring Tool for Every Brewer’s Tool Kit
Anecdotes from craft brewing booms of the past (c.1997) identify poor quality as a root problem leading to market contraction. While overall quality is shaped by a bevy of factors (ingredients, process, tools, and sheer artistry of the brewmaster), one common element of outstanding craft brewers who survived the bust…
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RiboPrinter® pulls Antarctica duty, helps find new antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Environmental stresses like cold weather are known to induce antibiotic resistance in bacteria, as the pathogens mutate to react to any and all things potentially harmful to them. Recently, a Czech Republic research team in Antarctica used the RiboPrinter® molecular characterization system to discover a new species of Staphylococcus, one…
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Two complementary rapid hygiene tests improves efficiency
A leading UK cosmetics company develops, manufactures and fills bath and body care, hair care, skin care, aromatherapy, sun protection and sunless tanning products. For manufacturing efficiency, production stoppages have to be kept to a minimum, and high standards of hygiene of manufacturing equipment need to be maintained.
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AOAC-RI Certifies Hygiena UltraSnap™ Surface ATP Test
Hygiena, a global leader in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, announced the AOAC Research Institute, one of the world’s most recognizable product certification organizations, has issued its Performance Tested MethodSM certificate to the UltraSnap™ Surface ATP Test for identifying the possible presence of microbial contamination.
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Hygiena Completes Acquisition of Biomedal Diagnostics Food Safety
Rapid and ELISA tests for gluten, other allergens added to company product portfolio
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Ribotyping Easily Fills in for Whole Genome Sequencing to Characterise Foods-borne Pathogens
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has become the ultimate test to display the order of every base pair in an entire length of DNA...
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BAX® System assays now meet new ISO 16140-2 standard for all AFNOR-approved methods
Key European standards organization grants extension to now cover 10 BAX® System PCR assays for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes and Genus Listeria
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Hygiena launches new selective media for Listeria, Salmonella
Actero™ Elite Enrichment Media for the BAX® System reduces sample handling, improves throughput and time to results.
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Whitepaper: PCR: design delivers success
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has gained wide acceptance as a pathogen detection tool in the food industry, and the popularity of the method continues to grow...
