PCR Technology

Whitepaper: PCR: design delivers success

9 April 2018 | By Hygiena

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...

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Whitepaper: Bringing the Power of PCR DNA Identification to Food Safety

1 February 2018 | By Hygiena

When the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was discovered nearly 35 years ago, it ushered in a revolution in biology.

Video: BAX System X5

15 January 2018 | By Hygiena

Fast, accurate, easy to use...

Salmonella test time cut to a single day by researchers

6 November 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)

A new test, developed by Cornell University, allows accurate, rapid testing for Salmonella bacteria, one of the leading causes of food-borne illness across all regions of the world.

Reducing the risk of Microbial Spoilage in beverages – Using new PCR technology

28 September 2017 | By Pall Corporation

In this webinar Pall analyses the growing market demands for minimally processed products or mixed beverages and the increasing need for effective controls...

New way to detect Palmer amaranth in contaminated seedlots

7 June 2017 | By New Food, University of Illinois College of Agricultural Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)

Palmer amaranth, the aggressive and hard-to-kill weed, has established itself in droves. As a possible solution, some states declared Palmer a noxious weed, which prohibits its sale and transport.

Fighting food fraud: Testing without the wait

16 May 2017 | By Dr. Neil Sharma | Head of Research and Product Development | InstantLabs

Food fraud is everywhere. Dr. Neil Sharma, Head of Research and Product Development at InstantLabs, argues that it is by improving testing accuracy and frequency that we can help to stamp it out....

Loop-mediated isothermal nucleic acid amplification (LAMP) for food microbiology testing

2 April 2017 | By Nigel Cook - Fera, Rosario Romero - Fera

Contamination of food products with pathogenic microorganisms is a major concern for food safety. The issue is exacerbated by modern production systems where high volumes, high speed and global distribution are common features. In order to protect consumers, regulations and procedures are in place to control microbiological hazards in the…

Viability PCR – the next level in PCR-based pathogen testing

29 October 2014 | By Dr. Marcia Armstrong

This recorded webinar introduces viability PCR as a fast and powerful tool to analyze food samples for the presence of potentially harmful microbes...

In a nutshell: Dr Doris Engesser-Sudlow, DuPont

6 November 2012 | By Helen Bahia, Editor, New Food

Dr. Doris Engesser-Sudlow of DuPont Nutrition & Health looks at how customers can benefit from a complete safety and ingredients portfolio.

BIOTECON Diagnostics foodproof® RoboPrep+ Series

9 September 2010 | By BIOTECON Diagnostics

For a laboratory performing high-throughput routine testing of food samples, automation of analyses is key for greater efficiency...