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roximately 4,000 commercial egg producers in the USA. It is estimated that 47 billion eggs are consumed annually in the U.S. and according to reports from the USDA and FDA, there are 2.3 million eggs annually contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis. The RapidChek SELECT system is an easy, accurate, flexible and rapid food pathogen detection technology. It combines the simplicity of advanced immuno-based detection system with SDIX’s proprietary, patented phagebased enrichment media to significantly enhance both the specificity and sensitivity of the test and to enable improved pathogen detection. The system is designed to: • Make it easier to comply with the new FDA Rule – easy to learn and use, fast results, robust detection for a better overall picture of hen house cleanliness, layer health and egg safety • Help minimize disruption to daily operations – high accuracy virtually eliminates false positives. Ease of us and speed to results reduce workflow impacts • Help minimize costs – reduces training, labor, operating costs. Reduced false positives decreases unneeded egg testing costs The RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis system has been evaluated at several large egg • producers and independent testing laboratories during development to ensure it meets customer needs. Significant validation work has already begun and the company expects to submit the system to the FDA, AOAC RI, and NPIP for approval and certification during the second half of 2010. The new testing system is comprised of the RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis detection system for screening environmental drag swags or pooled eggs and the RapidChek® CONFIRM™ Salmonella Enteritidis immunomagnetic separation system for confirmation. Tim Lawruk, SDIX food safety marketing manager, said “Commercial egg producers are faced with significant technical and business challenges as they strive to meet the FDA’s new requirements for both poultry house and egg testing. The new RapidChek SELECT Salmonella Enteritidis testing system is specifically designed to help them meet those challenges and provides SDIX with an opportunity to leverage its expertise in pathogen detection. The system offers competitive advantages that include ease of use, low start-up and operating costs, and a faster time-to-result than other methods. Moreover, the new system’s high accuracy virtually eliminates false positives and the harmful business impacts they can have. It enables egg producers to focus more on their core business of providing safe, high-quality eggs.” SDIX 302.456.6789 Newark, DE www.sdix.com

pH Meter Kit Provides Quick and Safe Food Analysis
ettler Toledo, a global supplier of precision instruments, introduces the FiveGo™ pH Food Kit–a portable pH measuring instrument designed for use in the food and beverage industry. FiveGo™ pH, the handy, portable measuring instrument is ideal for anyone working on a tight budget, who nevertheless requires rapid and reliable results. FiveGo™ instruments all feature storage capacity for up to 30 measurements, including automatic endpoint recognition and calibration with automatic buffer recognition. Operation is easy and intuitive with dedicated buttons for starting and ending a measurement and for saving and accessing measurements and the latest calibration data. These user-friendly products have been designed with food applications in mind. They enable quick and safe measurements of solid samples, such as cheese and meat. The LE427 and FiveGo™ Food Kit provides the perfect solution for the quality control of foodstuff or agricultural products. FiveGo™ pH – FG2 Food Kit includes: • Compact pH meter FiveGo™ • Robust LE427 pH puncture electrode • Buffer sachets for first calibrations New LE427 Puncture pH Electrode • Spear-shaped tip makes it easy to penetrate smaller samples, such as food or soil

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