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VTC-Food Safety tests are second generation lateral flow tests utilizing magnetic nanotechnology that makes them more sensitive than the current gold standard ELISA laboratory tests and in some cases has been shown to be comparable to PCR technology. This improved sensitivity can detect very low concentrations of bacteria in test samples, which greatly reduces the amount of incubation time required to perform the test.
The VTC-Food Safety tests are superior to any other method of testing that is currently commercially available in the food sector. They provide the following significant advantages:
- Rapid: same-production-shift
- Accurate: highly sensitive and quantitative measurement using the MBS magnetic reader
- Cost effective: does not require expensive laboratory facilities or trained microbiologists
VTC'S FOOD SAFETY TESTS
- E.coli - VTC's first 2nd generation test for the detection of E.coli 0157:H7 in meat, poultry and produce
- Salmonella - development has begun on this second in a series of food safety tests for introduction in North America, with a combination E.coli/Salmonella test following after.
- Camplyobacter & Listeria - second generation tests to expand VTC's range of test offerings to encompass the food industry's top four safety concerns