DeltaTrak Introduces New Line of Bacterial Detection Kits

DeltaTrak, a provider of food safety and cold chain management solutions, has introduced a new line of bacteria detection kits. The DeltaTrak FlashCheck Real-Time Bacterial Enzyme Detection kits include products that can screen for the presence of harmful bacteria on surfaces of equipment and food. They provide fast detection of low levels of bacteria associated with contamination and foodborne illness. Using the kits will allow growers, producers and processors to identify the presence of bacteria in the product or equipment facility in as little as 20 minutes, the company stated.

DeltaTrak is partnering with George Nakamura, a recognized national food safety and sanitation expert, to present an educational half-hour session on “Pathogenic Bacteria Testing in the Field using Enzyme Detection Technology: No Lab Required,” at the 2011 Food Safety Summit April 19 – 21 in Washington, DC. The company will also demonstrate the new kits at its booth #406 at the show. (To register, email Alex Laspinas at alaspinas@deltatrak.com.)

“Field studies and microbial rapid screen validations at the University of California Davis and Michigan State University confirmed that the FlashCheck test kits demonstrated over 98% accuracy when compared to traditional growth media procedures,” said Frederick Wu, president and CEO of DeltaTrak. “In addition to being extremely accurate, the kits are inexpensive, easy to use and produce results in 20 minutes as compared with 48 hours for other tests. This means users can test more often and thereby reduce the chances of food contamination going undetected.”

FlashCheck Real-Time Bacterial Enzyme Detection technology uses a unique enzyme detection system consisting of synthetic substrates, which, in the presence of enzymes specific to certain microorganisms, causes a chemical reaction. The kits are capable of screening for the presence of bacteria on surfaces, equipment, and food; or in water and beverages. Kits will be offered in low cost, manual swab/strip formats or a handheld fluorometer format.