Explorer 2.0

Detects more than 50 antibiotics in food in a single assay with total flexibility in the number of samples.

 

Are you worried about ruining the production of fermented products due to the presence of antibiotics in the raw material?
Are you worried about complying with the maximum residue limits established by the European legislation?
Are you worried about the presence of antibiotics in feed?

 

HOW DOES IT HELP YOU?

 

Explorer helps you to screen more than 50 antibiotics from 8 groups, thus avoiding problems in the manufacture of fermented products, as well as to comply with the maximum residue limits established by the European Union.

María Martínez, Quality Manager, Mercazaragoza S. A.

“In the Department of Quality of Mercazaragoza we have a laboratory of self-control in which we analyse antibiotics in meat of a wide quantity of samples, thanks to the EXPLORER test. Its fast results allow us to have a fast decision making, which is very practical and very effective. We have been using this Zeulab test for more than 20 years and in addition to the good test results, we can highlight the professionalism and proximity of the service and technical advice.”

MATRIX
MEAT MUSCLE

LIVER

KIDNEY

EGG

FEED

BLOOD

APPLICATIONS AND USERS
PROCESSING PLANT

SLAUGHTERHOUSE

LABORATORY

ASSAY PROCEDURE

Explorer 2.0

1. Prepare sample:

100 μl sample

Let the sample spread

Wash with distilled water

2. Incubation:

At 65ºC until the negative control has turned yellow

3. Results:

Visual reading, automatic reading with e-Reader or photometric reading

TEST PRINCIPLE

EXPLORER 2.0 test is based on the growth inhibition of Geobacillus stearothermophilus bacterium. In a specific culture medium and under suitable conditions, the spores of this bacterium germinate and multiply, acidifying the medium, causing a color change in the culture medium from blue to yellow. If the food sample contains an antimicrobial concentration higher than the test detection limit, the bacterial growth is inhibited and therefore the color change of the medium will not occur.

TECHNICAL DATA

  • Scope: detection of more than 50 antibiotics from 8 groups
  • Automatic assay: tube format with eReader
  • Manual assay: one-step assay of about 3h at 65 °C after extraction
  • Reading: visual or photometric (plate format)
  • Format: tube and plate

 

Validations:

Internal validation according to ISO 13969:2003
External validation by the Belgian Reference Laboratory ILVO
External Validation by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN)

 

Legislation:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin.

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