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Research – Products – ATCC “Big Six” Non-O157 STEC Reference Standards – Veriflow for E.coli O157:H7 from Invisible Sentinel

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ATCC “Big Six” Non-O157 STEC Reference Standards

Verify your quality control assays for the “Big Six” non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroups classified as adulterants by the USDA. Choose high-quality ATCC cultures tested for Shiga toxin (stx1 and stx2) and intimin (eae) genes from E. coli serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145.

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Veriflow® for E. coli O157:H7 (O157:H7) represents an ultra-sensitive and user-friendly class of diagnostics: Molecular Flow-Based Technology for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 species. With an enrichment time of only 18 hours, Veriflow® O157:H7 can be used for the presumptive and qualitative detection of E. coli O157:H7 from a variety of food matrices. Ultilizing a proprietary multiplexed format, Veriflow® O157:H7 targets multiple conserved genes for E. coli O157:H7 to deliver superior accuracy over current methodologies.

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin – Wheat

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RASFF-ochratoxin A (18 µg/kg – ppb) in wheat from Canada, via Belgium in France

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Oysters

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RASFF -Norovirus (GI, GII) in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France, via Monaco in Italy

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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Live Mussels

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RASFF-Too high count of Escherichia coli (330 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Tuna Steak

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RASFF-Histamine (between 2692.18 and 4703.60 mg/kg – ppm) in defrozen tuna steak (Thunnus albacares) from Spain, with raw material from Mexico in Croatia

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RASFF Alert – Staphylococcal Toxin – Raw Milk Cheese

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RASFF-Foodborne outbreak (Staphylococcal enterotoxin) suspected to be caused by raw milk cheese from France

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Turkey – Beef – Paan Leaves

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RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen salted turkey from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella Dublin in frozen beef from Ireland in Sweden

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in paan leaves from India in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Peanut Paste – Nutmeg – Groundnut – Peanut –

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RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 27.9; Tot. = 31.5 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Afghanistan in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 33.7; Tot. = 38 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 19.4; Tot. = 21.7 / B1 = 16.2; Tot. = 22.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 312; Tot. = 410 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut paste from Guinea in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 19.4; Tot. = 21.7 / B1 = 16.2; Tot. = 22.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 312; Tot. = 410 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut paste from Guinea in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 25.2; Tot. = 26.9 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 19.8; Tot. = 24.4 µg/kg – ppb) in nutmeg powder from India in Greece

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8.5; Tot. = 60 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from South Africa in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 50.5; Tot. = 64.4 / B1 = 70.2; Tot. = 90.5 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from the Gambia in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 61.1; Tot. = 78.5 / B1 = 83.7; Tot. = 107.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from China, via Greece in Cyprus

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 170.7; Tot. = 186.6 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran, via Turkey in Greece

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soy Cakes – Poultry Meal – Animal Proteins – Enterobacteriaceae – Poultry Meal – Animal Proteins

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RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in soy cakes from Ukraine in Estonia

RASFF-Salmonella Senftenberg (presence /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (3*>10 CFU/g) in poultry meal (Aves) from Spain in Belgium

RASFF-Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in processed animal proteins from France in Belgium

RASFF-Too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (1500; 2200;1200; 2500; 6000 CFU/g) in processed animal proteins from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Research – Drinking Raw Milk Dramatically Increases Risk for Foodborne Illness

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An analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) found that the risks of drinking raw (unpasteurized) cow’s milk are significant. Consumers are nearly 100 times more likely to get foodborne illness from drinking raw milk than they are from drinking pasteurized milk. In fact, the researchers determined that raw milk was associated with over half of all milk-related foodborne illness, even though only an estimated 3.5% of the U.S. population consumes raw milk.

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