Many types of goods including food, pharmaceuticals, and chemical reagents must be kept cold while in storage and transit. So, if you ship your goods on ice or under refrigeration, you need to be certain...

With the launch of an improved Romer AgraStrip® Soy, the total assay time of its lateral flow device is reduced to 11 minutes while maintaining high standards of analytical accuracy. In addition, a new...

Cronobacter, also known as Enterobacter, is an opportunistic pathogenic bacteria responsible for food borne illness. Cronobacter is able to survive in desiccated states for extended periods of time, which...

Somatic Cell Testing is critical in monitoring dairy herd health and ensuring quality in milk and milk products. Dairy processors need to know the level of somatic cells present in milk, as high counts...

Campylobacter is a pathogenic bacteria and one of the most common causes of food poisoning in Australia. Symptoms include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and fever that lasts up to two weeks. It is most commonly...

Alicyclobacillus (ACB) species are bacteria which are resistant to low pH and pasteurisation. They produce off-flavour and aroma compounds that spoil juice products. Current methods for ACB testing are...

When screening your production environment for total counts, coliforms or pathogens, microbiological swabbing is still the gold standard. Dry tipped swabs need to be moistened manually by the operator...

Introduction The molecular biology technique PCR has now been applied to the determination of Brettanomyces bruxellensis yeast in wine. A kit system is now available in Australia and has been used in our...

Brettanomyces bruxellensis (Brett) is a commonly occurring organism in the brewing and wine industries, which can alter the taste and aroma of finished product. Since Brett can cause varying degrees of...

Beer is good. In fact, some might say it’s very good. Except when it’s bad. One reason good beer can turn bad is due to the presence of unwelcome microorganisms, such as Lactobacillus and Pediococcus....