Consumer safety, a major challenge facing the Confectionery Industry:
In a competitive global food market, chocolate manufacturers face increasing challenges to ensure product safety and to prevent recalls while improving operational efficiency.
When it comes to chocolate, delivering a safe, salmonella-free product is top priority not only because brand promises are intimately linked to joy and pleasure; but also because children and the elderly, who are at greater risk of developing serious illness, account for significant share amongst consumers.
In the processing environment, raw materials & ingredients (untreated cocoa beans, milk powder, cocoa liquor/powder, lecithin) and environmental quality controls coupled with a carefully monitored heat-treatment process are crucial to prevent final product contamination.
Perfect fit of GENE-UP Salmonella detection solution addressing specific needs of Chocolate manufacturers:
With our fully automated solutions for Salmonella detection in cocoa products and chocolate, bioMerieux delivers rapid & accurate results manufacturers need to comply with regulations, maximize supply chain productivity and ultimately protect their brands.
GENE-UP® & Blue Line® XL ranges together provide a unique end to end solution for pathogens control.
GENE-UP®: accurate results are obtained faster than ever with market’s easiest workflow.
AOAC and ISO16140 validations package include multiple protocols to suit specific needs BPW & NFDM broth enrichment, various sample sizes up to 375g.
Blue Line® XL: Large sample and broth media preparation
become simple and automated, ensuring best quality pre-analytical conditions for ensuring detection of the smallest contaminations.