Charm Tests for the Egg Industry Charm provides many types of rapid diagnostic tests that can help the Egg industry improve food safety and quality. For manufacturers of liquid, frozen, and dried egg products, Charm’s ATP-based sanitation program provides instant assessment of the hygienic status of surfaces (food and non-food contact), water quality and environmental areas. For the shell egg industry, Charm’s sanitation program is designed to reduce risk in egg shell surface contamination by checking equipment, water and packaging. In addition, Charm mycotoxin, pesticide, and antibiotic tests can strengthen residue avoidance programs in hatchery feedstuffs. Colorimetric and fluorescent indicator tests for coliforms, E. coli, and hydrogen sulfide producing enterobacteriaciae of which Salmonella is a predominant member, are also available.
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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FieldSwab Charm FieldSwab is a room-temperature stable hygiene swab that rapidly detects ATP (adenosine triphosphate) as a measure of surface cleanliness. FieldSwab is uniquely engineered to allow food safety programs to be implemented outdoors in “field” type applications or environments.
FIELDSWAB AT A GLANCE • Enhanced sensitivity to ATP • Uniquely engineered to allow analysis outdoors in “field” • 1-year shelf-life at room temperature • No reagent preparation • Foam tip pre-moistened with biofilm breaking agent •Patented thread design for ease and repeatability • Recyclable components for low environmental impact
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Mycotoxins Charm manufactures a variety of ROSA (Rapid One Step Assay) tests to detect mycotoxins (aflatoxin, DON/vomitoxin, fumonisin, ochratoxin, T-2/HT-2, and zearalenone) in feed and grain. Utilizing innovative ROSA technology, Charm lateral flow mycotoxin tests are fast, accurate, quantitative and easy to use. All ROSA mycotoxin tests follow a similar assay format and can be read on the same equipment. Just add the diluted sample extract to the strip, incubate, and interpret results visually or with the ROSA-M Reader.
Charm II Charm II is a multipurpose Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC) and Luminometer System that can test a wide range of residues in meat tissues, dairy, animal urine, farmed fish, farmed shrimp, eggs, feed and honey.
The variety of tests along with system reliability has made Charm II the “Gold Standard” worldwide in residue avoidance programs. Charm II is unmatched in its diagnostic menu for antibiotics/antimicrobial drugs.
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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
E*Colite E*Colite is a single use, self-contained test with selective medium designed to resuscitate and detect chlorine-stressed coliform and E. coli encountered in drinking, bottled and food/beverage waters. A “bag” and “vial” version of E*Colite provide convenient, easy to use indicator screen tests for pathogen control. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that all public water suppliers regularly test for coliform bacteria and deliver water that meets the EPA standards. E*COLITE AT A GLANCE •EPA Approved Analytical Method for National Drinking Water Regulations •EPA Approved for Compliance Monitoring under the Ground Water Rule • Presence/Absence of coliforms and E. coli in water and beverages e.g., fresh juice • Bacteriocide pouch included for field applications when autoclave unavailable • Blue color development for unequivocal coliform determination in rust colored/turbid waters • Yellow after 28 hours indicates negative for coliform and E. coli • Fluorescence determines E. coli presence
ColiGel ColiGel is a single use, self-contained version of the E*Colite test with selective medium designed to detect coliform and E. coli in drinking, bottled and food / beverage waters. ColiGel contains a special “gelling” agent that allows quantitation of colony forming units as well as presence/absence. COLIGEL AT A GLANCE • Presence / absence of coliforms and E. coli • Quantitation of coliforms and E. coli • Detect 1 cfu/ 100 ml • Yellow after 28 hours indicates negative for coliform and E. coli • Fluorescence determines E. coli presence • No filters or media preparation • Shelf-stable space saving design •Bactericide pouch included for field applications when autoclave unavailable
PathoGel PathoGel is a single use, self-contained version of the ColiGel test with selective medium designed to detect coliform, E. coli and hydrogen sulfide producing enterobacteriaciae (e.g., salmonella, citrobacter) in food, beverages and waters. PathoGel contains a special “gelling” agent that allows quantitation of colony forming units as well as presence/ absence determination. PATHOGEL AT A GLANCE • Quantitative test for coliforms and E. coli • Presence/absence indicator for hydrogen sulfide producing enterobacteriaciae • Detect 1 cfu/ 100 ml in water; 1 cfu/ 3 ml juice • Shelf-stable space-saving design
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