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Produce

Effectively managing the risk of contamination in fresh produce is critical to meeting high consumer demand, maintaining product safety, and extending shelf life.

Produce Testing

Our products and solutions will provide fast, accurate, and consistent results that fit the specifications of fruit, vegetables, and nuts.

Product List

  • PMi™

    Systems for more efficient tube, bottle and plate filling

    The PMi™ (High Precision Peristaltic Dispenser) brings greater efficiency and precision to your culture media preparation. You can fill tubes, bottles or plates manually with PMi™.
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  • PREVI® COLOR GRAM

    Automated Gram Staining

    PREVI® COLOR GRAM is a fully automated stain process from fixation to drying that uses our patented spray technology to provide rapid, standardized results for all specimen types.
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  • SMASHER® Sample Blender

    High-Performance Blender

    The SMASHER® is a high-performance bag blender that ensures homogenous samples prior to microbial detection or identification tests.
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  • TEMPO® Quality Indicator Solution

    Automated Quality Indicator Solution

    TEMPO® is a fully automated enumeration system that tests quality indicators in food products and environmental samples within your laboratory.
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  • VIDAS® KUBE™

    Easy Automated Food Pathogen Detection

    Your food testing needs are evolving. You have to provide same-day, accurate results in a timely manner to release product faster and secure your production environment.

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  • VILINK® Instrument Management System        

    Instrument Management System

    VILINK® software is our real-time support system that keeps the instruments in your laboratory running via remote monitoring.
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  • VITEK EXPRESS Identification Services

    ID Services Powered by Microbiology Experts

    As microbiologists, we know fast and reliable results are of the utmost importance. Get the accurate identifications you need quickly and easily.
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  • VITEK® 2 COMPACT

    Your Solution for Automated Microbial Identification

    The VITEK® 2 Compact system offers quality control testing solutions for fast and accurate microbial identification. With technology that includes an extensive and robust identification database, rapid results, and minimal training time, it will streamline laboratory workflow for increased productivity.
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  • VITEK® MS PRIME MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry System

    Superior Workflow. Prime Results.

    The VITEK® MS PRIME is an innovative MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry system that takes your automated identification experience to the next level.
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  • eGENE-UP® Lysis and RNA/DNA Purification

    Keep your customers safe

    The eGENE-UP® system enables high-quality Lysis and RNA/DNA purification to enhance the detection of foodborne pathogens across a wide array of targets.
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Resources

MINIMIZING FOOD-BORNE VIRUS RISK IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Human enteric viruses are the number one cause of food-borne outbreaks worldwide. Whether you are a producer, an importer, an exporter, a processor, a retailer or a wholesaler, taking into account the viral risk is crucial to protecting consumers. Unlike bacteria, food-borne viruses do not change the flavor or any noticeable aspect of the food products; moreover, they are hard to get rid of with the usual agro-industrial processes.

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STEC: A WORRYING ZOONOTIC TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI, FROM FARM TO FORK

STEC are zoonotic agents i.e., pathogenic microorganisms transmitted from asymptomatic animals to humans. ‘Bovine meat and products thereof’, ‘raw milk and dairy products thereof’, ‘tap water including well water’ and ‘vegetables, fruit and products thereof’ are considered as the main sources of foodborne STEC outbreaks (FDA, 2012; EFSA, 2020 & 2021).

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BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP: PERSISTENT AND HARMFUL TOXIN-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato or “presumptive Bacillus cereus” consists of Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacilli, commonly isolated from soil, other environmental and food matrices.

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