Dairy Testing Solutions
Safety and Quality Testing for Cheese, Milk, Yogurt, Creams, and More
With so many points of potential contamination in dairy production, quality control is paramount. Your customers’ safety—and your company’s reputation—depend on knowing your raw materials, production environment, and finished products are free of pathogens and spoilage organisms.
Our Dairy Solutions
bioMérieux’s microbiology testing solutions offer a rapid, streamlined workflow that improves your bottom line—and most importantly, delivers results you can count on.
TEMPO®
TEMPO is a fully automated enumeration system that tests for quality indicators in food products and environmental samples within your laboratory. TEMPO has five methods published in the Health Canada Compendium of Analytical Methods.
GENE-UP®
GENE-UP uses industry-leading PCR-based technology to detect pathogens in food and environmental samples.
VIDAS® KUBE™
VIDAS® KUBE™ detects a broad range of food pathogens using proven enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay and current-edge recombinant phage protein technology. VIDAS® has 9 methods published in Health Canada Compendium of Analytical Methods.
CHEMUNEX®
CHEMUNEX is engineered for automated, high-throughput microbial detection to help you reliably deliver safe, high-quality products to market faster.
BACT/ALERT® 3D
Engineered for automated, objective, and high-throughput microbial detection, BACT/ALERT is a versatile solution that can be customized to meet nearly any facility’s needs.
BIOBALL®
BIOBALL is a small water-soluble ball containing a precise number of microorganisms delivering unprecedented accuracy for quantitative microbiological quality control.
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THE FIT FOR PURPOSE EVALUATION OF THE BACT/ALERT® SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF MICROBIALS IN A VARIETY OF PLANT BASED ALTERNATIVE DIARY BEVERAGES
Much is known about the spoilage of traditional dairy, but little information is available about the microbial spoilage of the very popular plant-based alternative dairy beverages.
CRONOBACTER: A TWO PART SERIES
Naturally occurring in the environment, Cronobacter can survive extremely dry conditions and other stress mechanisms. Combined, these resistance attributes make Cronobacter a persistent problem for milk powder, infant formula, and milk- and plant-based dry manufacturing facilities.
BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP: PERSISTENT AND HARMFUL TOXIN-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato or “presumptive Bacillus cereus” consists of Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacilli, commonly isolated from soil, other environmental and food matrices.