Charm Tests for the Food Service Industry
Charm provides many types of rapid diagnostic tests that can help the Food Service and Retail Food industry improve food safety and quality. Charm’s ATP-based sanitation program provides instant assessment of the hygienic status of Food Service and Retail surfaces (e.g., deli slicer), water quality and environmental surfaces. Run on the same Charm ATP instrument, the Charm CHEF test quickly detects undercooked meat in cooked product. Charm also offers an economical non-instrument based alternative for surface hygiene verification. Consisting of a single test strip that is read visually, the VERIcleen test provides a simple interpretation of surface cleanliness.

• PocketSwab
• WaterGiene
• AllerGiene
• FieldSwab
• CHEF
• VERIcleen

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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CHEF Test Charm CHEF (Cooking Heat EFficiency) Test is the first single-use, post-process indicator of compliance with the food time-temperature profile. Designed to quickly detect undercooked meat in cooked products, the CHEF Test measures phosphatase activity as an indication of meat "doneness".     CHEF TEST AT A GLANCE      • 5-minutes assay      • No enrichment or culture time      • Enables real-time corrective action and quality assurance      • Detect as little at 0.01% raw product      • Applications: Beef, Poultry, Pork, Seafood

VERIcleen >> Available in kits of 50 and 100 tests Charm Sciences offers a non-instrument based alternative for contact surface hygiene verification and hand washing compliance. Consisting of a single test strip that is read visually, the VERIcleen test produces a simple interpretation of surface cleanliness. Organic residues can be nutrients for bacterial contamination, and they impede disinfectant and sanitizer effectiveness. VERIcleen strips validate the quality of cleaning of both product contact surfaces and employee hands by detecting organic material in less than 1 minute.     VERICLEEN AT A GLANCE      • Detects organic/food residues on surfaces and hands           • Multiple analytes detected in a single test, e.g., lactose           • Simple: Wet surface, wipe, and watch           • Cost-effective: No instrument required           • Fast: 5 to 60 seconds           • Accurate and repeatable          • Ideal for food service/retail establishments  VERIcleen Brochure Hygiene checks, the next generation ORDER CODES Description Kit Codes 100 Tests, Charm VERIcleen VERICLEEN-100K 50 Tests, Charm VERIcleen VERICLEEN-50K