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Winner in food awards Judges' Special Award
Technical background article Oxoid announces that Westward Laboratories, Callington, Cornwall, UK, has been awarded the prestigious Judges Special Award in the 2005/2006 Oxoid Food Awards Brochure available
News from Oxoid (22 September 2006)
Chromogenic listeria agar meets ISO recommendation
Oxoid Chromogenic Listeria Agar (Ocla), for the isolation, enumeration and presumptive identification of Listeria from food, conforms to the formulation described by Ottaviani and Agosti in ISO 11290 Brochure available
News from Oxoid (15 September 2006)
Warnex concludes acquisition of MDS Pharma
Warnex Analytical Services has concluded the acquisition of the MDS Pharma Services pharmaceutics business located in Blainville, Quebec, following an agreement in principle announced on 18 July 2006
News from Warnex ( 5 September 2006)
Detect 1ppm or less of lupin residue in food
Lupin-based products such as flours and pastes are increasingly being used in baked goods and vegetarian dishes because they are high in protein, GM-free and can introduce a desirable yellow colour
News from Hallmark Analytical Ventures ( 4 September 2006)
Geest and Unilever labs win prizes in Oxoid awards
Technical background article The judges of the 2005/2006 Oxoid Food and Brewing Awards have given joint first place honours to two food testing labs - Geest Central Laboratory, Holbeach, and Unilever Laboratories, Lowestoft, UK Brochure available
News from Oxoid ( 1 September 2006)
Rapid, sensitive isolation of E coli O157
Recent outbreaks of severe illness caused by Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O157 VTEC) highlight the need for an effective means of isolating bacteria from food and environmental samples
News from LabM (25 August 2006)
Oxoid extends range of rapid tests for salmonella
The wide range of products available from Oxoid for the detection of salmonella in foods has been extended to include the DuPont Lateral Flow System salmonella test kit Brochure available
News from Oxoid (15 August 2006)
Warnex and Eppendorf form strategic alliance
Warnex has formed a strategic alliance with Eppendor which will combine Mastercycler EP realplex real-time PCR system with pathogen detection kits and software to provide enhanced food safety tests
News from Warnex (15 August 2006)
RapidChek salmonella product approved by AOAC
RapidChek Select Salmonella earns performance tested certification from the AOAC Research Institute for use in raw meat, raw poultry, deli meats, liquid eggs and chicken carcass rinsates applications
News from Strategic Diagnostics (11 August 2006)
Warnex poised to double analytical services unit
Warnex has entered into an agreement in principle for the acquisition of the MDS Pharma Services pharmaceutics business located within its Blainville, Quebec facility
News from Warnex (21 July 2006)
Atmosphere generation promotes anaerobic growth
Successful culture of anaerobic and microaerophilic organisms relies on achieving the right atmospheric conditions - a task which is easy to accomplish using Oxoid's Atmosphere Generation System (AGS) Brochure available
News from Oxoid (14 July 2006)
Detecting MRSA in the veterinary setting
These tests are invaluable in the rapid diagnosis and treatment of MRSA infections and in the monitoring of critical areas and staff to ensure that the risk of infection is minimised Brochure available
News from Oxoid ( 6 July 2006)
Afnor validation for salmonella method
Europrobe has obtained the renewal for four years of its former Afnor validation for the Lumiprobe 24 Salmonella species method
News from Europrobe (27 June 2006)
Distribution partnership with CosmoBio of Japan
Acolyte has formed a distribution partnership with Cosmo Bio of Japan for its life science products including the Baclite Rapitect enumeration assay range
News from Acolyte Biomedica (26 June 2006)
Infection control teams receive awards
The winners of the 2005/2006 Oxoid Infection Control Team of the Year Awards recently received their prizes at the magnificent Crewe Hall Hotel, Crewe, UK Brochure available
News from Oxoid (23 June 2006)
Still time to enter the Oxoid food awards
Technical background article There is still time to enter the Oxoid Food and Brewing Awards - but don't leave it much longer as this year's awards close on 30 June 2006 Brochure available
News from Oxoid (19 June 2006)
48hr full results for salmonella
This new chromogenic detection method for Salmonella spp has recently been validated by Afnor, according to the ISO 16140 requirements, for food and animal feed samples (No BRD 07/11-12/05)
News from Bio-Rad Food Science Division (19 June 2006)
Adenylate kinase in veterinary diagnostics
Acolyte and Ploughshare Innovations agree an exclusive licence for adenylate kinase (AK) in veterinary diagnostics and clinical environmental monitoring
News from Acolyte Biomedica (19 June 2006)
Yeast and mould assay helps to ensure 'good taste'
A new rapid method for the quantification of yeasts and moulds in food samples is now available from Oxoid Brochure available
News from Oxoid ( 7 June 2006)
Rapid microbiological assessment of UHT and ESL
Microbial luminescence system provides a rapid alternative to traditional microbiological assessment of ultra heat treated (UHT) and extended shelf life (ESL) products in the dairy industry
News from Biotrace International ( 7 June 2006)
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