Salmonella species PCR Assay granted Performance Tested Method status

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom -  The SureTect Salmonella species PCR Assay from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has been granted Performance Tested Method^SM status by the AOAC Research Institute. The product has proven to be comparable to the reference method ISO 6579:2002, “Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs: Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella species.”

“We are delighted to have received validation of our Salmonella species PCR assay, which is one of a number of assays we offer for molecular food testing,” says Sumi Thaker, VP of the company’s Global Marketing, Microbiology.  “These assays are part of the SureTect Real-Time PCR System that has been designed to streamline test workflow and reduce time to result, which are primary considerations in today’s pathogen test selection. We anticipate validation on a number of new assays over the next few months.”

The SureTect System was developed to detect microorganisms quickly and accurately in a broad range of foods and associated samples. This unique solution combines:

-       Ease of use: Pre-filled lysis tubes and tableted PCR reagents to minimize the number of pipetting steps and hands-on time

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