• TEST KITS

The food and feed industry needs easy to use and economic test kits for mycotoxins. The requirements of the industry can be quite distinct:

• Number of samples per day
• Single sample testing or batch testing
• Diversity of commodities/matrices to be analyzed
• Different toxins
• Different acceptable toxin levels

To meet these requirements we offer a range of different rapid tests. Our test kits use 2 different technologies, antibodies and fluorometry, in varying formats: qualitative cut off tests for on site testing, quantitative ELISA kits for screening, and rapid fluorometry kits for fast and quantitative sample testing. All kits are validated following AOAC and GIPSA guidelines. With Romer Labs., you will find a testing solution to meet your requirements.
http://www.romerlabs.com/pdts_kits.html

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• EQUPEMENT

Proper sample preparation is the foundation of quality mycotoxin testing. This is the most often overlooked, crucial step in obtaining accurate test results. Without a properly prepared sample, testing dollars are wasted.
Romer. Mills are specifically designed for use in sample preparation for mycotoxin analysis, and can be used for a variety of grinding applications, including moisture, proteins, fat, fiber and pesticide analyses. Both Romer. mills are easy to clean and the moving parts are easy to access.
Our equipment range also includes the Romer Labs. Autospotter for TLC methods, the Romer Evap. system for sample preparation, Romer Labs. Fluorometer for use with FluoroQuant. kits, photometers for the AccuTox. kit, as well as blenders for sample extraction.
http://www.romerlabs.com/pdts_equipment.html

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• CLEAN UP COLUMNS

Mycotoxins occur in various commodities, many of them highly complex. Compared to the amounts of other components in agricultural commodities like carbohydrates, fatty acids or proteins the amounts of mycotoxins present in a sample are incredibly low. Our clean up columns have to fulfill certain criteria:

• Recover the toxin of interest quantitatively
• Separate the toxin of interest in much higher amounts
• Save time and costs

Our range of clean up column (single step multifunctional or immunoaffinity columns) for sample preparation prior to TLC, HPLC or GC analysis gives you the most complete choice available, with solutions for multitoxin analysis using MS detection also available. Our patented clean up columns are AOAC approved and are well recognized in the scientific community.
http://www.romerlabs.com/pdts_columns.html

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• STANDARDS AND CALIBRANTS

 

Romer Labs. offers a wide variety of mycotoxin standards and solutions to be used with different analytical methods. Biopure Referenzsubstanzen GmbH in Austria, our supplier and partner, provides customized standards for HPLC, GC and TLC applications. Biopure's standard program is adapted to the Romer Labs. standard operating protocols for HPLC and TLC.
Quality is assured by the identification, characterisation and extensive quality control of our mycotoxin calibrants, using state of the art analytical methods (GC, HPLC, NMR, IR, MS). This ensures excellent purity and that the products meet the specific requirements in trace analysis. Each calibrant is accompanied by a certificate of analysis and follows ISO and Eurachem guidelines. The product range is also complete with internal standards (ready to go liquid form) and matrix reference materials (MRM).
http://www.romerlabs.com/pdts_standards.html

• DATA LOGGERS

Dickson Data Loggers are electronic recording instruments that monitor environmental conditions over time. They can monitor Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Event and more.
With over 30 Dickson data logger models to choose from, and a wide variety of options and features that allow us to do more than ever with data loggers, finding the right data logger for your application can sometimes be a bit overwhelming. Here we discuss different data logger features to help you select the Dickson data logger that's right for you.
Temperature, Temperature & Humidity and Pressure loggers all operate within a specific range.  For example some temperature data loggers monitor only from -4 to 1580F, while other models with remote probes can monitor from -300 to +20000F. Our Pressure loggers record pressure from 0 to 100, 300 or 500 PSI. While you want to make sure that the range you are monitoring fits within the specified range of the data logger, there is no need to worry about the range being too wide.

• TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_7.php
• TEMPERATURE http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_6.php
• PRESSURE http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_8.php
• EVENTS http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_9.php

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• CHART RECORDERS

Chart Recorders are data acquisition instruments used to generate a graph of data versus time. Dickson Chart Recorders are available with 3" circular charts, 4", 6" and 8". The larger the chart the greater the resolution.
Dickson Chart Recorders provide immediate access to data on a chart. No need for PCs, Laptops or downloading of data.

• TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_11.php
• TEMPERATURE http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_10.php
• PRESSURE http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_12.php
• EVENTS http://www.dicksonweb.com/matrix/static_matrix_13.php

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• SOFTWARES

Data Loggers require software. So any Data Logger is only as good as the software it uses. Dickson Data Loggers all use the same software DICKSONWARE. This is an important feature given the range of Data Loggers we make and the limitless applications they can be used for. Most Dickson customers have more than one type of Dickson Data Logger.
http://www.dicksonweb.com/product/model_type_5.php

• WATER ACTIVITY

Water activity (aw) is one of the most critical factors in determining quality and safety of the goods you consume every day. Water activity affects the shelf life, safety, texture, flavor, and smell of foods. It is also vital for the stability of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Because water activity is so important, it is just as important to be able to measure it accurately and quickly. That's why the leading food manufacturing companies around the world prefer to use Decagon's AquaLab water activity meter. AquaLab is the world's leading research-grade, production-ready water activity meter.

http://www.decagon.com/aqualab/

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• THERMAL PROPERTIES

Decagon manufactures easy-to-use instrumentation for the measurement of thermal properties: thermal conductivity, thermal resistivity, specific heat (heat capacity) and thermal diffusivity.The robust sensors are applicable for a variety of porous, solid and liquid materials.
http://www.thermal.decagon.com/

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• SOIL RESEARCH

Decagon manufactures easy-to-use instrumentation for the measurement of soil properties: Water potential, water content probes, thermal property meter, hydraulic conductivity meters, and water flux meters

http://www.decagon.com/instruments/soils.htm

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• PLANT RESEARCH

Decagon manufactures easy-to-use instrumentation for the measurement of Plant properties: PAR and Leaf Area index meters, percent cover analyzer, spectroradiometers

http://www.decagon.com/instruments/canopy.htm

• COMPACT DRY

Compact Dry is a ready-to-use test method which helps to reduce the labor hours needed to perform microbial testing. Therefore, it allows maximizing the productivity by increasing efficiency. The plates can be used to test raw materials as well as finished products like food, beverage, meat, cosmetic or others. The Compact Dry plates can also be used like contact plates for difficult area using the Compact Dry swab. Compact Dry is an easy-to-read results test method. Place 1 ml of sample onto the plate. The liquid samples will self diffuse homogenous over the whole plate. Incubate the plates at the temperature specified in the package inserts. The grown colonies are pigmented with different colors, developed by chromomenic substrates and redox indicators. The type of bacteria can be identified by the colors. For further investigation bacteria can be easily picked up.

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• LISTERIA SWAB

Listeria Swab is designed to minimize the risk of contamination of work areas or finished products by Listeria spp. in particular L. monocytogenes.

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• LUMITESTER C-100 AND KITS

The LUMITESTER C-100 is a portable luminometer designed for simple and quick measurement of light emission by ATP. Using a compact photomultiplier tube as the light detector, the LUMITESTER C-100 measures low-level light by a photon counting method that ensures high sensitivity and low noise.
The LUMITESTER operates with either a rechargeable battery pack or AC adapter, allowing wide flexibility with regard to measurement locations.
Operation is very simple. All you need to begin measurement is just insert a sample tube such as a LuciPac hygiene monitoring test and press the start key. Computer software called JobManager is provided as a standard feature to allow easy measurement and management of the hygiene monitoring test.

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• LUMITESTER PD-100

The PD-10 N combines extreme sensitivity, easy handling and low costs for an ultra-fast measurement of the hygiene status:
 Patented measurement of ATP/AMP increases sensitivity
 Detergent-tolerant enzymes  no inhibition from residues of cleaning agents
 Simple data transfer to Microsoft Excel
 Long durability and easy handling of the LuciPac W test swabs
Conventional procedures are largely bound to the reproducibility of the to-be-detected microorganisms. By contrast, procedures using the Lumitester PD -10 N, developed by the Japanese company Kikkoman, allows for the detection of microorganisms without the prior time-con-suming quantification. In addition, the device allows for the detection of product remnants such as food residues, the latter of which tend to be an ideal culture medium for ubiquitous microbes.

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