Smiths Detection Granted AOAC Certification for Listeria Assay
(16 Feb 2021) Smiths Detection has been granted an AOAC International Performance Test Method (PTM) program certification number 122005 for its Listeria Canary assay.
Listeria is a bacteria which causes Listeriosis. The relatively rare infection usually goes away on its own, but can cause serious problems to those with a weak immune system and pregnant women.
The assay, used in the company’s Zephyr pathogen identifier, gives F&B companies a new solution to quickly screen and protect against dangerous pathogens that are a common contaminate of concern in food-processing environments.
The Listeria assay was validated through the AOAC