Special Microbial Services-Salmonella spp.

Salmonella is one of the bacteria that appears frequently in food and livestock. The symptomatic infection caused by Salmonella type is of high incident rate WHO indicates that the infection is usually spread by eating contaminated meat, eggs, or milk. Other foods may spread the disease if they have come into contact with manure. Salmonella can also spread from human to human, a number of pets including cats, dogs, and reptiles can carry and spread the Salmonella infection thus leads to higher infectivity.

Though it is threatened to hear about the Salmonella infection. There are ways to prevent such infections. Cooking food in a proper way and staying away from animal in incompetent health condition will definitely reduce the rate of Salmonella infection. Food producer and hygiene department can establish strict standards and proper sterilization methods to minimize the risk. Salmonella will no longer be a threat if it has been controlled under scope.

Alfa Chemistry Offers Salmonella spp. Testing for:

• Detection and enumeration of Salmonella.

• Sterilization method testing.

• Partly hypotype analysis.

Application

• QC/QA tests for ingredient, semi-finished product and outgoing poultry or egg product.

• Test samples that are suspected been infected.

• Enumerate Salmonella to help determine the suitability of biosolids for land application.

• Sterilization method for supervision.

Fig Salmonella spp. In MSRV (left) and XLD (right) plates. (EPA methods 1682)

Advantages

Alfa Chemistry is equipped with full set devices for microbiological study. We strictly follow the EPA and FDA guidance of Salmonella testing and rules. All methods are in compliance with regulations. We can be your one stop shop for food analysis efficiently and effectively. Our goal is to provide reliable and reproducible results. Feel free to contact us for your food analysis and testing, we will sincerely be at your service.

References

• US EPA | OW | Office of Science and Technology: Method 1682: Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium.

• US EPA, OW, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water: Method 1200: Analytical Protocol for Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in Drinking Water and Surface Water.

• Hald, T. (2013). Advances in microbial food safety: 2. Pathogen update: Salmonella. Elsevier Inc. Chapters. p. 2.2. ISBN 9780128089606.

• Cummings, PL; Sorvillo F; Kuo T (November 2010). "Salmonellosis-related mortality in the United States, 1990–2006". Foodborne pathogens and disease. 7 (11): 1393–9. doi:10.1089/fpd.2010.0588.