MILFORD, MASS. — Waters Corporation, a leading provider of analytical instruments and software for food safety, has debuted its new VICAM™ Fumo-V™ ONE Strip Test that detects harmful toxins in finished animal food and pet foods. The test can test for the three most common mycotoxins — aflatoxin, fumonisin and DON (also known as deoxynivalenol or vomitoxin) — in less than 10 minutes, saving processors time and increasing food safety.
VICAM’s Smoke-V ONE The Strip Test is a quantitative lateral flow strip that can test for fumonisin mycotoxins in finished products at ranges as low as 0.5 parts per million (ppm) to 30 ppm in minutes using water extraction. According to Waters Corporation, fumonisin is one of the most widespread mycotoxins in the world and can cause fatal diseases in animals and humans. The test can also distinguish aflatoxin and DON.
Source: Waters CorporationThe Fumo-V ONE Strip Test enables processors to move quality management upstream, improving food safety, all on-site. Offering accuracy and precision, the testing strip eliminates the need for processors to wait for lab results, speeding up their decision-making on product releases. According to Waters Corporation, rapid test results also drive better decision-making, while also reducing risks and saving costs that can result from recalls.
In developing its testing strip, Waters Corporation and VICAM aimed to eliminate complex, traditional mycotoxin testing methods, as well as previous limitations with traditional lateral flow strips.
Learn more about VICAM’s Fumo-V ONE Strip Test.
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