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Article: Detection of Staphylococcus aureus.(Plant and Equipment)
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- Food Trade Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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Oxoid, a world leader in microbiology, and marketing partner for the DuPont Qualicon BAX[R] System Q7 automated food pathogen detection system, has launched the BAX System real-time PCR assay for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus in raw minced (ground) beef and powdered infant formula.
S. aureus are often found on human skin, in nasal passages and in the environment. Some strains of S. aureus produce toxins that can cause illness when ingested through contaminated food, such as meat and dairy products. Whilst certain levels of the bacterium can be tolerated in some foods, most infant formulations including those of dairy origin should not contain any S. ...