HERCULES, Calif. - Bio-Rad Laboratories announced that its iQ-Check Salmonella real-time PCR test kit has received Health Canada approval for detection of Salmonella spp. in all foods and four environmental surfaces: stainless steel, plastic, ceramic and concrete.
Previously validated by AOAC, AFNOR, and NordVal, the new method, MFLP-38, will soon be published in volume three of the Compendium of Analytical Methods.
The iQ-Check Salmonella method involves a single 20-hour primary enrichment in buffered peptone water, the company said. Due to the sensitivity and specificity of the kit, a secondary enrichment or regrowth step is not required, and therefore results are available faster, accordinig to the manufacturer.
The simple one-step DNA extraction is the same for all foods, adding to the method's ease of use. In addition, the DNA extraction and PCR thermal protocols are identical for all iQ-Check kits, enabling the user to process multiple samples across all assays simultaneously.
Learn more at Bio-Rad.com.
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