GERMANTOWN, Md. and HILDEN, Germany — Qiagen launches 11 new mericon kits for convenient, fast and reliable food testing. The complete mericon portfolio encompasses products for the detection of a broad range of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), pathogens, and ingredients from animals or plants.
The new, ready-to-use (real-time) PCR assays include GMO kits for the quantification of MON810 and RoundUp Ready Soy, as well as the detection of the 35S-pat and CTP2-CP4EPSPS constructs. Additionally, other new kits are designed for the identification of ingredients from cattle, chicken, turkey, corn and apricot kernels.
QIAGEN’s food testing offering now comprises 27 PCR assays and covers the complete workflow from dedicated sample preparation solutions for a variety of sample types through to analysis and detection.
Find out more about the portfolio and the new kits at www.qiagen.com/food.