Neogen Launches New Tests for Toxins

Reveal Q+ for T-2/HT-2 toxins and Reveal Q+ for Ochratoxin now available.

LANSING, Mich. - Neogen has developed new tests for ochratoxin and T-2/HT-2 toxins that combine the speed and simplicity of lateral flow tests with the quantitative precision of more demanding testing methods, Neogen reports.

Neogen's new Reveal Q+ for T-2/HT-2 Toxins delivers precise results ranging from 50 to 600 parts per billion (ppb) of the toxins after only a water extraction and six minutes, Neogen reports. New Reveal Q+ for Ochratoxin provides precise results ranging from 2 to 20 ppb in nine minutes, the company said.

"Reveal Q+ tests for T-2/HT-2 toxins and ochratoxin complete our line of fully quantitative mycotoxin lateral flow tests that includes tests for aflatoxin, DON, fumonisin and zearalenone," said Ed Bradley, vice president for food safety, Neogen. "The new Reveal Q+ products add to Neogen's unmatched range of simple and accurate lateral flow, microwell, immunoaffinity column mycotoxin testing options - all of which are backed by the best technical and R&D support in the industry.

T-2/HT-2 toxins are trichothecene mycotoxins produced by several species of Fusarium molds. Since T-2 toxin is readily metabolized to HT-2 toxin, and the toxins have been shown to produce numerous adverse effects on many animals, these two mycotoxins are frequently evaluated together.
 
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Ochratoxin, commonly produced by the molds Aspergillus ochraceus and Penicillium viridicatum, can be found in corn, barley, green coffee and various dried fruits. Ochratoxin may be present in conjunction with aflatoxin, one of the most potent naturally-occurring carcinogens. In fact, ochratoxin is a suspected carcinogen, Neogen said.