Charm Tests for the Baked Goods Industry
Charm provides many types of rapid diagnostic test that can help the Baked Goods industry improve food safety and quality. Sanitary design and effective sanitation practices are critical elements in controlling and eliminating the presence of allergens, spoilage organisms and pathogens in the low moisture manufacturing of baked goods. Although the baking process destroys vegetative organisms, cross contact from post-bake ingredients, ineffective cleaning practices, or environmental contaminants can adversely reduce shelf-life. In addition, thermo-resistant spores can also negatively impact product quality. Baked goods manufacturers can improve food safety and quality by using Charm’s ATP-based sanitation program which provides instant assessment of the hygienic status of surfaces (food and non-food contact), water quality and environmental areas. Charm’s AllerGiene swab can help manufacturers avoid allergen residues on multi-use equipment. And millers and snack food companies can avail themselves of Charm’s pesticide and ROSA mycotoxin tests to help ensure that grain ingredients are free of mycotoxins and pesticides.

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• PocketSwab
• WaterGiene
• AllerGiene
• Aflatoxin
• DON
• Fumonisin
• Ochratoxin
• CideLite

PocketSwab Plus The PocketSwab Plus is a room-temperature stable, self-contained, single service rapid ATP hygiene test that enables total surface hygiene verification in less than 25 seconds.     POCKETSWAB PLUS AT A GLANCE      • Surface hygiene verification       • 1-year shelf-life at room temperature        • Total sanitation indicator: Microbial, product residue,        personal hygiene, SSOP deviation      • No reagent preparation      • Re-sealable foil bag for easy storage      • Recyclable components for low environmental impact

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WaterGiene WaterGiene is a super-enhanced test to detect total ATP in water, which is a critical indicator of total biologic activity resulting from microorganisms, as well as plant, animal or food material. WaterGiene is the most sensitive ATP water quality test due to enhanced reagent chemistry and superior bioluminescence detection on the Charm novaLUM instrument.     WATERGIENE AT A GLANCE       WaterGiene is useful for detecting:        • ATP in Rinse Water         • ATP in Clean-in-Place (CIP) Systems         • ATP in Water Storage Tanks       • ATP on Cooling Towers (Water Economizers)       • ATP in Warmers       • ATP in Potable Water            • ATP in Post-Wastewater Treatment

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AllerGiene Charm AllerGiene is an ATP-based allergen control test designed to prevent cross-contact from allergenic food soil on process equipment. It measures ATP (adenosine triphosphate) at low levels as an indicator for the presence of food on wet-cleaned surfaces or rinse waters. By achieving a higher level of “clean”, better management of allergen control programs is achieved.     ALLERGIENE AT A GLANCE      • 30 second test       • Broad spectrum indicator test        • Achieve a higher level of “Clean”      • No reagent preparation or extraction      • ATP is common to multiple allergenic foods      • Patented thread design for ease and repeatability           • Recyclable components for low environmental impact

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ROSA Aflatoxin Tests
Charm manufactures a variety of qualitative and quantitative tests to detect and quanitify aflatoxin in feed and grain. Charm ROSA aflatoxin tests deliver simple, fast, economical aflatoxin detection in convenient strip tests. Innovative Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) technology ensures speed, ease of use and accuracy.

   Charm Aflatoxin Tests at a Glance
    • Qualitative (3 minute test, visual and ppb readout)
    • Quantitative (3 and 10 minute test)
    • Extract with Ethanol, Methanol or BEST (Biodegradable Extraction Solution)
    • Qualitative – GIPSA approved with ethanol, methanol and BEST
    • Quantitative: 19 GIPSA-approved commodities
    • Multiple Thresholds and Test Ranges to meet domestic and export requirements
 

ROSA DON (Vomitoxin) Tests for Feed and Grain
Charm provides qualitative and quantitative tests to detect and quantitate DON (aka deoxynivalenol and vomitoxin) in feed and grain, including the fastest test available for DON and the only GIPSA-approved lateral flow quantitative test for DON.

   Charm DON Tests At A Glance
    • Qualitative (3 minute test, visual and ppb readout)
    • Quantitative (10 minute test)
    • Extract with Deionized or Distilled Water
    • Qualitative: GIPSA approved for Wheat and Barley
    • Quantitative: 10 GIPSA-approved commodities
    • Multiple Thresholds and Test Ranges to meet domestic and export requirements

ROSA Fumonisin Tests
Charm manufactures two quantitative tests to detect and quantitate fumonisin in feed and grain using ethanol or methanol extraction. Charm ROSA Fumonisin Tests deliver simple, fast, quantitative fumonisin detection in convenient strip tests. Innovative Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) technology ensures speed, quantitation, ease of use and accuracy.

   ROSA FUMONISIN QUANTITATIVE TESTS AT A GLANCE
    • Extraction Options: Ethanol or Methanol
    • Results in 10 minutes!
    • Multiple Detection Levels: 0 to 1 ppm, 0 to 6 ppm, 6 to 60 ppm
    • GIPSA-Approved for Corn
    • Charm Validated for 8 commodities

ROSA Ochratoxin Quantitative Test CCharm provides the first GIPSA-approved lateral flow test for ochratoxin. Charm ROSA Ochratoxin Quantitative with Methanol Extraction Test delivers simple, fast, quantitative ochratoxin detection in feed and grain with convenient strip tests. Innovative Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) technology ensures speed, ease of use, quantitation and accuracy.     OCHRA-G AT A GLANCE      • Quantitative Results in 10 Minutes!       • Rapid One Step Assay        • 70% Methanol Extraction      • GIPSA-Approved for barley, malted barley and wheat      • Charm Validated for corn gluten meal, sorghum, and soybean meal

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CideLite Pesticide The Charm CideLite Test is a screening method that saves time by screening individual samples for the presence or absence of multiple organophosphate and n-methylcarbamate pesticides/ insecticides in water, feeds, and a variety of other food products.     CIDELITE AT A GLANCE      • 15 minute assay       • Simple extraction for most matrices      • No extraction for water or milk      • No purification step      • Broad spectrum detection for organophosphate        and n-methylcarbamates