ConAgra Foods Adopts Pathatrix from Matrix MicroScience

GOLDEN, Colo. — MATRIX MicroScience announced that ConAgra Foods has adopted the Pathatrix technology as an integral part of its comprehensive food safety program. After an extensive evaluation conducted by ConAgra’s expert food safety team based in Omaha, Neb., the Pathatrix system has been deployed at several key sites within ConAgra.

"The Pathatrix system is the only commercially available system successfully addressing the up-front selection and concentration of target organisms. The Pathatrix system is extremely flexible in that it is compatible with a number of existing rapid microbiological methods, and, when applied in a sample pooling format, allows for higher sample throughput, leading to significant cost savings, without any compromise in sensitivity,” said Dr. Paul A. Hall, global vice president of food safety for ConAgra Foods.” The ability to gain rapid results using the Pathatrix technology is critical in the use of positive release programs.”

Dr Adrian. Parton, C.E.O. of Matrix MicroScience said: “We are delighted that a world-class company such as ConAgra has chosen to use the Pathatrix system after conducting a wide evaluation of alternative technologies. The flexibility, accuracy and cost saving aspects of the Pathatrix system have once again proved to be an essential requirement for the world’s leading food companies.”