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Gold Sustaining Member Profile Leading the Way in Food Safety Science ast, accurate results are critical for delivering safer food products for consumers and more profitable growth for food companies. That’s why, at DuPont Qualicon, our food safety science is focused on continuously developing state-of-the-art technologies that are faster and more accurate. In fact, for more than a decade, we have been revolutionizing food safety. F Normalization (AFNOR). It’s been adopted by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and approved by government labs in Brazil, China, Canada, Japan and Russia. What’s more, the BAX® System has been included in the newly launched Emergency Response Validation (ERV) program of the AOAC Research Institute, a program designed to respond immediately to emerging food contamination crises. Delivering Innovations Year after Year While we’re proud to have been a part of food safety history, we’re always looking ahead to provide the next breakthrough in food safety science—with technological advances and new assays that make food testing faster, more accurate and more convenient. Our most recent innovation is the BAX® System RealTime PCR Assay for Vibrio. This automated rapid method utilizes probe-based chemistry to detect three species of Vibrio – V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus – in the same sample, with results in less than 24 hours. We recently acquired a license to use DxS Scorpions® technology. This highly sensitive and adaptable platform will enable us to develop rapid multiplex assays for detecting microorganisms that are often difficult to find. With cutting-edge technology like this, we are developing increasingly faster, more sensitive tests for pathogens and spoilage organisms. From sophisticated analytical platforms to soluble packets of enrichment media, DuPont Qualicon is a company you can trust to deliver the technology innovations you need to reduce risk, react to issues quickly and ultimately deliver the safest food possible to consumers. For additional information, contact DuPont Qualicon, ESL Bldg 400, P.O. Box 80400, Wilmington, DE 19803, Phone: 800.863.6842 or 302. 695. 5300, Qualicon.com. D uPont Qualicon was the first company to apply PCR technology to food testing with rapid, DNAbased assays for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes. Our use of automated PCR processing with tableted rather than liquid reagents created a dramatic increase in speed and consistency—helping to usher in a new era of easy-to-use testing methodology. Meeting a Global Need For years, leading food companies and government testing labs around the world have relied on the genetics-based BAX® System to quickly and accurately detect pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Enterobacter sakazakii, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus aureus and more. In fact, government testing agencies in the US, Canada, Brazil, Japan and other parts of the world have adopted or validated the BAX® System as an approved testing method to help protect their food supply and their citizens. The BAX® System has been certified by independent authorities such as AOAC and the French Association of 368 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | JUNE 2009

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