HOW DOES IT HELP YOU?
Explorer helps you to screen more than 50 antibiotics from 8 groups, thus avoiding problems in the manufacture of fermented products, as well as to comply with the maximum residue limits established by the European Union.
Explorer 2.0
Detects more than 50 antibiotics in food in a single assay with total flexibility in the number of samples.
Are you worried about ruining the production of fermented products due to the presence of antibiotics in the raw material?
Are you worried about complying with the maximum residue limits established by the European legislation?
Are you worried about the presence of antibiotics in feed?
María Martínez, Quality Manager, Mercazaragoza S. A.
“In the Department of Quality of Mercazaragoza we have a laboratory of self-control in which we analyse antibiotics in meat of a wide quantity of samples, thanks to the EXPLORER test. Its fast results allow us to have a fast decision making, which is very practical and very effective. We have been using this Zeulab test for more than 20 years and in addition to the good test results, we can highlight the professionalism and proximity of the service and technical advice.”
MATRIX
MEAT MUSCLE
LIVER
KIDNEY
EGG
FEED
BLOOD
APPLICATIONS AND USERS
PROCESSING PLANT
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
LABORATORY
ASSAY PROCEDURE
TEST PRINCIPLE
EXPLORER 2.0 test is based on the growth inhibition of Geobacillus stearothermophilus bacterium. In a specific culture medium and under suitable conditions, the spores of this bacterium germinate and multiply, acidifying the medium, causing a color change in the culture medium from blue to yellow. If the food sample contains an antimicrobial concentration higher than the test detection limit, the bacterial growth is inhibited and therefore the color change of the medium will not occur.
TECHNICAL DATA
- Scope: detection of more than 50 antibiotics from 8 groups
- Automatic assay: tube format with eReader
- Manual assay: one-step assay of about 3h at 65 °C after extraction
- Reading: visual or photometric (plate format)
- Format: tube and plate
Validations:
Internal validation according to ISO 13969:2003
External validation by the Belgian Reference Laboratory ILVO
External Validation by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN)
Legislation:
Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin.
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