Neogen Launches Revised Gluten Test

Neogen has developed a revised version of its rapid test for gliadin (gluten) to better fit the needs of the international testing community. The new Veratox for Gliadin R5 conforms to Codex Alimentarius, which has become the global reference point for consumers, food producers and processors, national food control agencies and the international food trade. The new test version uses the Codex Alimentarius recommended “R5” gliadin antibody, that “captures” any possible gliadin proteins in a test sample.
 
“This wasn’t a case of changing a proven testing product to improve its performance — in fact, testing has shown the performances of our existing and new tests to detect gliadin are comparable, ” said Ed Bradley, Neogen’s vice president for Food Safety. “We changed this product to suit the requirements of our expanding world-wide customer base. Customers told us that they needed a test that conforms specifically to the Codex Alimentarius, especially for use to test products destined for the international markets. Developing this new test is a response to those customer requests.” 
 
Like its predecessor, Veratox for Gliadin R5 is intended for the quantitative analysis of in-process ingredients, clean-in-place solutions, and finished products intended to be gluten free. The test also features a new proprietary gliadin renaturing cocktail extraction solution that provides consistent results, and does not require the use of a fume hood.