Food & Beverage Testing Product News

11/13/2019

The iQ-Check Aspergillus Real-Time PCR Kit detects Aspergillus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, and A. terreus in cannabis and cannabis-infused products.

10/16/2019

Powered by Droplet Digital PCR, the kit can test the genome of each individual E. coli bacterium for the virulence genes associated with pathogenic STEC and confirm positive results faster than traditional methods.

08/30/2019

AOAC approval has been granted to extend the application of iQ-Check E. coli O157:H7, iQ-Check STEC VirX, and iQ-Check STEC SerO PCR Detection Kits to new sample types.

11/12/2018
Bio-Rad awarded a contract for iQ-Check real-time PCR pathogen detection test kits and the iQ-Check Prep Automation System from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
09/30/2018

The iQ-Check Vibrio Real-Time PCR Kit detects the three main Vibrio species in raw or undercooked seafood, faster and more accurately than other existing methods.

06/19/2018

Bio-Rad's RAPID chromogenic media and MALDI Biotyper® from Bruker are used together by labs to detect the presence of pathogens in food and confirm/identify the organism.

10/26/2017

The kit demonstrates optimal performance against strict validation standards and has been designated as an Official Method of Analysis by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.

01/12/2016
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has joined the Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain, combining advanced genomics with new informatics tools to observe microbial communities in food and detect hazards in the food supply chain that can threaten safety.
06/15/2015
Bio-Rad Laboratories will complete a business systems update on July 6. Impacts to business operations will be minimal, but North American customers should note that Bio-Rad will not ship products from July 1–July 5; shipping will resume on July 6. New customer account numbers and other changes to customer-facing data formats will also be implemented on this date.
07/08/2014

QC Laboratories, an independent food testing laboratory, adopts Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check Prep Automation Solution because of its superior accuracy, time efficiency, and cost effectiveness.