HERCULES, Calif.—Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the launch of ID-Check Speciation Solution, providing a real-time PCR method for meat speciation, or the identification of the animal species from which the meat has originated, in food, feed and environmental samples.
The identification of meat species present in food and ingredient samples is essential to verify the origin and traceability of raw materials, as well as the verification of cleaning processes in production lines. ID-Check Speciation kits are a premium quality PCR solution to provide general laboratory and research personnel with an easy and ready-to-use kit for the detection of DNA from select meat species. The kits target mitochondrial DNA in food, feed and environmental samples such as bovine, chicken, duck, goat, horse, sheep, swine and turkey species.
Under optimal conditions, these kits provide remarkable sensitivity, granting the detection in less than 2 hours with limits of detection of 0.001% (0.01% for chicken and swine). The kits were designed to allow simultaneous amplification (in multiplex) of the target meat species and an internal amplification control (IAC) to exclude false negatives due to PCR inhibition. The duplex detection system helps maximize the amplification accuracy and simplify the reaction set-up.
For more information on Bio-Rad’s ID-Check Speciation Solution, please visit: www.bio-rad.com/speciation
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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) is a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of innovative products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. With 70 years of focus on quality and customer service, our products advance the scientific discovery process and improve healthcare. Our customers are universities, research institutions, hospitals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as public health and commercial laboratories including food safety and environmental quality testing facilities. Based in Hercules, California, Bio-Rad has a global network of operations with approximately 8,300 employees worldwide and $2.8 billion in revenues in 2022. For more information, please visit bio-rad.com.
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