DETECT/L- Food and DETECT/S- Food: Finished Product Testing for Listeria and Salmonella with Revolutionary Time to Results

Introduction: Listeria and Salmonella are growing concerns for producers of a variety of Ready-to-Eat and produce products.  Recalls in these key categories due to Listeria and Salmonella contamination have been on the increase over the past decade. In many cases limited shelf life prevents testing for these pathogens before shipping due to the long time to result required for such tests. 

Purpose: Following on the heels of the release of the first enrichment-free in-shift environmental assay for Listeria in 2014, Sample6 is proud to announce the availability of DETECT/L- Food and DETECT/S- Food, finished-product test for Listeria and Salmonella with a revolutionary time to result.

Methods: Our food testes leverage our proprietary Biollumination Platform, which enables single cell detection through the use of bacteriophages.

Results: In addition to time to result, these food tests uses up to 90% less enrichment media than existing assays, which preserves lab and incubator space and generates less waste.  Our novel test makes all of these improvements while maintaining minimal sample prep and hands on time. 

Significance: Our Listera and Salomnella food matrix tests will be available soon.