Food Quality & Safety New Products: October/November 2020

Enterobacteriaceae Real-Time PCR Detection Kit

AOAC International has approved the Bio-Rad Laboratories iQ-Check Enterobacteriaceae Real-Time PCR Detection Kit, which is used to detect Enterobacteriaceae in dairy products. The kit method was validated against the ISO reference method using Bio-Rad’s PIF Supplement, which facilitates a shorter enrichment time for sample sizes up to 375 grams. Bio-Rad offers a fully harmonized enrichment protocol for real-time PCR and cultural methods to individually detect Enterobacteriaceae, Cronobacter, and Salmonella from a single sample, helping to decrease the costs, labor, and time associated with testing dairy products. The method matches the accuracy of the ISO method while reducing labor requirements and testing time. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., bio-rad.com/iqcheck.

Packaging Solution for Case Erecting and Bag Placing

The CombiPlast case/box erector with bag inserter combines box erecting and bag inserting technology in one compact solution with the ability to speed up to 15 boxes per minute. The CombiPlast automatically takes charge of your packaging process by putting each box together and inserting bags each time, resulting in a much faster and safer process than manual production. The stainless steel frame has a small footprint that conserves floor space. Niverplast, niverplast.com.

Listeria monocytogenes ELISA Assay

The PerkinElmer Solus Listeria monocytogenes ELISA Assay will help high throughput food processors and contract labs focus on L. mono testing for food samples. In sync with leading industry standards, the new solution is being introduced with Performance Tested Method SM (PTM) certification from AOAC International. The assay features the ability to employ a single protocol for food samples (such as unpasteurized cheeses, meats, shrimp, and vegetables) A 24-hour enrichment process leverages supplemented standard media and incubation parameters are shared across matrices. Users can choose to process samples manually or automate them with Dynex Technologies’ DS-2 system. PerkinElmer, perkinelmer.com/category/food-safety-quality.

Liquid Cooling Unit

The new EB 2.0 ECO Chiller uses compressor inverter technology to reduce power consumption up to 65% and lower operating costs. Inverter technology in the compressor works to ensure a direct response to cooling demand, thus minimizing energy waste for more environmentally-friendly and lower cost operation. This responsiveness to cooling demand also increases the range of cooling capacity significantly—by 50% to100%—and extends the product’s lifespan. Designed for indoor and outdoor operation, the new chiller design is suited for heat dissipation in combination with passive indoor cooling systems.The new unit features a hot gas bypass refrigerant circuit, internal hydraulic bypass circuit, and non-ferrous hydraulic circuit. The electrical tank level switch and coolant flow switch simplify operation, along with the programmable smart controller and wired remote control. It uses R410a environmentally friendly refrigerant and features a micro-channel condenser for greater resistance to dirt and debris buildup in outdoor environments, and thus is more efficient operation over time. Pfannenberg, pfannenbergusa.com.

Reversible Pump Filtration Machine

When is a vegan dish not a vegan dish? When it’s fried in the same oil as meat-based foods. Even if you regularly filter your cooking oil, standard filtration procedures send oil from all vats through a common plumbing system, where they become commingled. Once this pool of oil is filtered and pumped back into the vats, your vegan dishes become tainted with traces of meat from the other vats’ oil. With the new Reversible Pump Filter Machine, the two-way pump both sucks out the oil from the individual vegan-designated vat and pumps it back in after filtering. There’s no longer any need to use the fryer’s common drain. Vegan stays vegan. The machine can also keep different oil types separate as well for restaurants that offer a range of oils for different dishes. Frontline International, frontlineii.com.