Neogen Launches ANSR for Listeria

LANSING, Mich. - Neogen has developed ANSR for Listeria, the second test available for Neogen's ANSR pathogen detection system, the company announced. 

The test will provide results after 20 minutes of reaction time, according to the manufacturer. Other commercially available molecular amplification tests require up to three hours of reaction time, Neogen said.

ANSR for Salmonella was introduced in April, and recently received performance validation from the AOAC Research Institute. Approval of the new Listeria test is pending, Neogen said. 

"The well-received and validated ANSR system provides the food industry both the definitive test results they need, and the much easier and quicker methodology they want," said James Herbert, CEO and chairman, Neogen. "This introduction of ANSR for Listeria adds to an extremely productive period for our food safety research and development group. Since March 1, we have launched nine new food safety and quality testing products, including three new mycotoxin tests, two food allergen tests, two indicator organism tests for sterility testing, and now two innovative foodbornepathogen tests."

Combined with ANSR's single enrichment step, Neogen's new pathogen detection method for Listeria can provide definitive results in as little as 16 hours from the time the sample is taken, Neogen said. The ANSR system was designed to combine molecular level accuracy with a scalable low-cost instrument and a methodology that can be incorporated into a laboratory's existing workflow. 

To learn more, visit Neogen.com.