Bio-Rad manufactures products for food safety testing. Its iQ-Check line of validated real-time PCR test kits for detection of pathogens utilize shortened enrichment times (less than 24 hours). The Listeria spp and Listeria monocytogenes kits provide particular benefit to the dairy industry due to excellent accuracy and rapid time to results. The iQ-Check range also includes kits for Campylobacter, Cronobacter, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, S. Enteritidis and STEC. Bio-Rad offers two open instrument platforms for high- and low-volume users.
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