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Food safety

Dairy yeast/mold test returns results in 48 hours

The 3M Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate is said to be faster than conventional agar methods.

September 18, 2013

3M Food Safety launches the 3M Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate, an indicator test that enables the detection of yeasts and molds in as little as 48 hours, faster than conventional agar methods.

Laboratory testing

Eliminate post-pasteurization contamination of fluid milk

Take a grass to glass approach to controlling psychrotolerant sporeformers in fluid milk.

Nicole Martin Kathryn J. Boor Ph.D Martin Wiedmann DVM, Ph.D

August 20, 2013

Take a grass to glass approach to controlling psychrotolerant sporeformers in fluid milk. Sporeformers have been shown to enter the fluid milk continuum on the farm, survive pasteurization and subsequently grow to spoilage levels at refrigeration temperatures.

On the fast track

The case for rapid detection technology in dairy processing

ATP bioluminescence is the gold standard for testing aseptic, UHT and ESL dairy, soy and nut milk-based products.

July 18, 2013

Traditional product testing of dairy and related products can contribute several days or weeks to the production cycle, requiring millions in working capital and inventory expenses. Fortunately, there is a better way -- rapid detection technology that relies on ATP bioluminescence.

Buchi's NIRMaster standalone spectrometer

February 25, 2013

Buchi provides the classical reference methods and NIR for quality control of milk and dairy products.

Neogen's new Soleris Direct Vial for yeast and mold

February 24, 2013

Neogen has developed a rapid and accurate test that can help dairy producers save time and money by rapidly detecting yeast and mold.

MicroSnap Total from Hygiena

February 24, 2013

MicroSnap Total from Hygiena provides Total Viable Count test results in seven hours or less.

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces its Exactive Plus system

February 23, 2013

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced its Exactive Plus system, the company’s latest benchtop liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry system for high-throughput screening, identification and quantification of compounds in complex matrices.

PerkinElmer AxION direct sample analysis system

February 22, 2013

The PerkinElmer AxION direct sample analysis system, integrated with the AxION 2 Time of Flight mass spectrometer, can directly ionize samples and draw straight into the MS.

CEM’s new FAST Trac Analyzer

February 21, 2013

Flexible enough for use in the QA/QC laboratory or at-line, CEM’s new FAST Trac Analyzer provides fast and accurate fat and moisture determinations in dairy powders.