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VICAM TESTS — SALMONELLA SCREEN/ SE VERIFY AND SALMONELLA SCREEN/ SALMONELLA VERIFY — BOTH RECEIVE AOAC-RESEARCH INSTITUTE APPROVAL
ARLINGTON, VA (November 26, 1996) - The AOAC Research Institute has granted "Performance Tested" status and awarded Certificate No. 961001 to VICAM’s Salmonella Screen / SE Verify on October 22, 1996. VICAM’s Salmonella Screen/ Salmonella Verify received its Certificate No. 961002 attesting to its "Performance Tested" status shortly thereafter. The Screen module captures Salmonella, while the Verify module confirms the presence or absence of Salmonella. SE Verify confirms the absence of Salmonella enteritidis while Salmonella Verify confirms the presence or absence of Salmonella species. VICAM is a privately-held company recognized as world leader in agricultural biotechnology and bioseparations.
Salmonella Screen / SE Verify and Salmonella
Screen / Salmonella Verify Equal Effectiveness of the USDA-FSIS Method
The performances of Salmonella Screen/ SE Verify and Salmonella Screen
/ Salmonella Verify were evaluated in a comparison study using the USDA-FSIS
method for isolation and identification of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella species,
respectively. In addition, the Salmonella Screen / Salmonella Verify
test kit was evaluated under the terms of the United States Department
of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Services (USDA-FSIS) memorandum
of understanding and it was found to meet USDA-FSIS reference method
performance standards. A variety of food types including beef, pork,
sausage, chicken, eggs, and animal feeds were inoculated with either
Salmonella or SE. Samples were analyzed by either Salmonella Screen /
Salmonella Verify, Salmonella Screen / SE Verify, or the USDA-FSIS methods.
The Salmonella Screen/ SE Verify and Salmonella Screen/ Salmonella Verify
tests were shown to be as effective in detecting Salmonella and Salmonella
enteritidis as the USDA-FSIS method. The performances of the test
kits were verified at independent testing laboratories under the AOAC
Research Institute’s Performance Tested Program.
Under 24-Hour Tests With 5 Minute Confirmation
Step Offer New Benefits to Egg
& Poultry Industries
A particularly attractive feature of these recently AOAC-RI approved
tests is the capability to use the confirmation portion of the test,
either SE Verify or Salmonella Verify, in conjunction with the standard
cultural method. Jack L. Radlo, President
& CEO of VICAM and also of Radlo Bros., Inc., an egg production and
processing business, explains,
"From my many years in the egg business, I know what goes on at
the production and processing plants. From that experience, I feel I
am in a privileged position to address customers’ needs, as they
really exist in practice, not solely in theory. By offering a product
that is highly compatible with a method that the industry has found tried-and-true,
namely the cultural method, we are pleased that we can now offer the
value-added feature of speedy 5-minute confirmation in a format that
is most in keeping with the way things have always been done." Both
SE Verify and Salmonella Verify work with the cultural method and any
other rapid methods that use plates; the two tests provide for the rapid
recovery of Salmonella organisms in food and animal feed. Dr.
Barb Cohen, Vice President of R&D at VICAM, speaks to the recent
AOAC-RI and FSIS approvals saying, "Receiving FSIS and AOAC-RI approvals
paves the way for enhanced customer confidence and better testing options
for their plants."
Availability and Pricing
Orders are currently being accepted for Salmonella Screen/ SE Verify
and Salmonella Screen/ Salmonella Verify and pricing information may
be obtained by contacting VICAM or your local distributor.
About VICAM
VICAM is a world leader in agricultural biotechnology and bioseparations.
VICAM delivers improved animal reproductivity, increased agricultural
productivity, and safeguarded food quality with patented bioseparations
and detection products worldwide. Their products include detection,
measurement, and separations technologies for veterinary reproductive
applications, foodborne carcinogens, and living cells. To date, VICAM
has applied its technologies to 18 products and 3 prototypes. VICAM
supports a global scientific and distribution presence to develop,
market, sell, and service their products in 98 countries worldwide.
For more information, contact Jennifer Smith at VICAM, 313 Pleasant
Street, Watertown, MA 02472 U.S.A.
All VICAM products are protected by worldwide patents and trademarks.
Contact:
Scott Coates
Managing Director
AOAC Research Institute
TEL: 703-522-2529
FAX: 703-522-5468
Jennifer Smith
Manager of Corporate Communications
VICAM
Tel: +1.617.926.7045
Fax: +1.617.923.8055