CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies has received a Letter of No Objection from the USDA for its RapidFinder STEC (Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli) detection system, the company announced.
Developed in collaboration with the USDA, the system provides meat producers a new, validated solution that accurately detects the presence of multiple strains of E. coli in raw beef in just 10 hours, Life Technologies said.
The RapidFinder system's quick turnaround time to achieve accurate results reduces the standard six-day process established by the USDA Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook (MLG), according to Life Technologies.
"The more strains of E. coli that meat producers can quickly and accurately analyze, the more likely they can ensure that beef is safe for public consumption," said Nir Nimrodi, vice president and general manager of food safety and animal health, Life Technologies. "The success of RapidFinder STEC is partially attributed to the large pool of leading customers who served as beta testers and with whom we also collaborated on this product."
Learn more at lifetechnologies.com.
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