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Cocoa & Chocolate Confectionery

In chocolate production, food safety is paramount as children represent a significant percentage of end consumers. Working with highly sensitive ingredients such as cocoa and skimmed milk powder means that there are risks of contamination throughout the supply chain, the production process and the environment. The most significant risk to chocolate safety, Salmonella, is particularly difficult to manage because contamination is generally very low and not evenly distributed. Not only must pathogens be prevented from entering finished products, they must also be prevented from entering the factory environment, because once they do, they are difficult to eliminate.

Beyond the Test: a new Era in Chocolate Food Safety!

To minimize risk and cost associated with rejecting raw materials and shutting down production, manufacturers must perform extensive daily microbial testing throughout the production process combined with robust environmental monitoring, that can be very expensive. Current controls based on testing alone have limitations. Today’s ever-increasing food safety and risk management challenges demand new, innovative solutions to sustain and grow their business.

With decades of expertise and the most comprehensive family of diagnostic solutions, bioMérieux understands the challenges facing chocolate producers – and the limitations of today’s tests. That is why we created AUGMENTED DIAGNOSTICS.  

AUGMENTED DIAGNOSTICS is a unique and disruptive approach to food safety & quality that combines our core microbiology portfolio together with Genomics, Data Science and Bio-informatics tools. So, the value delivered goes beyond test results. Our customized analysis tools enable indeed to distill a mountain of data into real-time insights throughout the customer value chain.

By adopting AUGMENTED DIAGNOSTICS, chocolate makers obtain comprehensive information, in easily understandable formats, in a very short time, to help them better anticipate raw material risk, prevent Salmonella cross-contaminations in the processing environment, reduce non-quality costs and ultimately keep consumers safe

Solutions

  • GENE-UP®

    Automated Pathogen Detection

    Our real-time PCR solution simplifies workflows, decreases cross-contamination risks, and gives you rapid results that speed up critical manufacturing decisions.

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  • VIDAS® KUBE™ Automated Food Pathogens Detection

    EASY AUTOMATED FOOD PATHOGEN DETECTION

     VIDAS® KUBE™’s adaptable automation helps your lab to be more productive, more accurate, and at the forefront of innovation—all-in-one simplifed platform.

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  • EGENE-UP® EASYPREP SOLUTION

    Simplify the RNA/DNA extraction of foodborne pathogens using a semi-automation system

    The EGENE-UP® EASYPREP is a game-changer for specific protocol for Salmonella detection in cocoa and chocolate matrices, delivering results in less than 12 hours.

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  • GENE-UP® TYPER

    Now You Know

    Move from test results to actionable insights and make impactful decisions within 2 hours from an isolated colony with GENE UP® TYPER. This real-time PCR assay utilizes probabilistic typing of specific microorganisms to help identify the root cause of contamination and avoid future recurrence. 

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  • ENVIROMAP® Automated Environmental Monitoring

    Elevate Your Environmental Monitoring Program

    ENVIROMAP® is a secure, cloud-based system that allows you to automate your environmental monitoring program and assists with the entire sampling lifecycle.

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  • Pathogen Environmental Monitoring E-Learning Course

    Elevate your team's expertise and ensure consistent planning and execution across your organization with our interactive eLearning course.

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  • MASTERCLAVE® Media Preparator    

    Broth and Culture Media Preparation

    MASTERCLAVE® is an automated culture media preparation system that improves your laboratory workflow, from media to sample preparation. 

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  • API® 

    Manual Microbial Identification

    API® makes microbial identification simple and reliable. Combining a standardized method with an extensive and robust digital microbial ID knowledge base, API® can easily be implemented into any microbiology laboratory.

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  • APS ONE™

    AUTOMATED CULTURE MEDIA PLATE POURING SYSTEM

    Automated Pourer Stacker for Petri dishes – a culture media plate pouring system that makes it possible to prepare superior homemade culture media plates for high quality test results.

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  • BIOBALL® Standardized Strains for Food Applications

    BIOBALL® delivers unprecented accuracy and precision, batch after batch.

    A small freeze dried water-soluble Certified Reference Material containing a precise number of viable micro-organisms for Quantitative Quality Control

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  • Culture Media    

    Comprehensive Control

    Reliable culture media solutions safeguard food products from contamination, making them an integral part of your laboratory’s daily quality control testing. 

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  • D-COUNT® Rapid Microbial Detection

    Ultra Rapid Microbial Detection

    The D-COUNT® system is an advanced analysis solution for the rapid detection of microorganisms.

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CASE STUDY

Guittard Chocolate Heavily Reduces False Positives With GENE-UP®

Maintaining the safety of their products is the utmost priority for food product manufacturers. This not only ensures that customers can trust their brand, but consistent testing also improves public health. With products and a brand that are reliable, a company remains competitive and financially stable.
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SCIENTIFIC POSTER

Validation Study Of A Rapid Method For The Detection Of Salmonella Spp In Raw Materials For Chocolate Industries Using GENE-UP® PCR and EGENE-UP® Easyprep Solution.

The chocolate industry is particularly concerned by Salmonella spp. contaminations in raw materials derived from cocoa beans. Salmonella is ubiquitous and present in the environment and can persist in cocoa products along the process of cocoa beans transformation...

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To help the food processing industry keep pace with the rapidly changing environment, we are investing heavily in disruptive science and technology. This enables our customers to anticipate emerging risks and take full control of their operations.

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