35 Ensuring Safety of Powdered Infant Formulae
Oxoid has introduced two new culture media for the fast and reliable identification of Cronobacter species (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) from food and environmental samples.
The ongoing development of a new horizontal CEN-ISO standard method for the detection of Cronobacter species by the ISO/TC 34, SC9 Ad hoc group for E. sakazakii, addresses issues such as the scope of the method, reliability of identification criteria and improvements to the media. In anticipation of these future needs, Oxoid has launched Cronobacter Screening Broth (product code CM1121) and Chromogenic Cronobacter Isolation Agar (product code CM1122).
“We made our new Cronobacter media at the request of ISO/TC 34, SC 9, for the evaluation of the new horizontal ISO Standard for the isolation of Cronobacter spp. from food. This was announced at the first International Cronobacter Conference held at University College in Dublin in January 2009,” commented Patrick Druggan, R&D Group Manager at Oxoid. “With the development of these new media, we are anticipating the needs of food manufacturers and offering valuable additions to our food culture media range,” he concluded.
The Oxoid range also includes media that conform to current ISO requirements (ISO/TS 22964: 2006). This ISO method, which incorporates the use of buffered peptone water (CM1049), modified Lauryl Sulphate Tryptose Broth (CM1133 and SR0247) and Enterobacter sakazakii Isolation Agar (CM1134), allows the presumptive identification of Cronobacter spp. in just 72 hours, unlike the previous recommended method which could take up to seven days. Oxoid Cronobacter media form part of the extensive range of ISO compliant media for food and environmental testing available from Oxoid.
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Integra has announced the completion of an international customer survey gauging current opinion as to the essential characteristics of a high quality pipetting aid. Knowledge of customer needs is key to development of successful products. "We want to offer the best products on the market, so we decided to find out which pipettor features really matter by directly asking customers who had recently purchased a PIPETBOY" said Fabrizio Baumann, Product Manager at Integra.
"The survey generated a lot of interesting feedback" continued Mr Baumann. "We noted a continuous theme was that users need a sturdy and reliable pipettor with sufficient battery charge." One insight gained from the survey has already been used by Integra to further develop their popular PIPETBOY pipettor range. Several respondents indicated that their workflow would be enhanced if you could 'park' the pipettor with inserted pipette. As a consequence Integra has introduced a PIPETBOY stand allowing the user to do precisely this.
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The PIPETBOY can be used with plastic or glass pipettes with volumes of 1-100ml. Finely regulating your pipetting is simply achieved by applying varying finger pressure to the operating buttons and by adjusting the pump speed. The PIPETBOY is powered by a high-performance NiMH battery that alerts users when it needs recharging. To avoid contamination from accidentally aspirated liquids the PIPETBOY is protected by a filter. The PIPETBOY comes in several different colours that you can assign to a particular application, user etc. thereby avoiding mix-ups.
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