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October 31, 2011

Superscreen TETRA HS: a new high sensitivity receptor kit.

The Tetracyclines are a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics efficient against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, anaerobic and intracellular microorganisms. Their mechanism of action is the inhibition of proteic synthesis...
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September 06, 2011

I'screen STREPTO:a rapid and sensitive assay for streptomycin detection in honey

 Streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin are aminoglycoside antibiotic drugs used in apiculture for the treatment of bacterial brood diseases, e.g. American foulbrood. In Europe, this practice...
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July 04, 2011

I’Screen SULFA QL: one ELISA test kit for thirteen sulfonamides

Sulfonamides are a group of broad antibacterial drugs widely used in veterinary medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections and as growth-promoting feed additives. ... 

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August 27, 2009

New limits for coccidiostats in animal derived food products

Coccidiostats are substances that destroy the protozoans or inhibit their growth. This class includes chemically different substances, such as salinomycin and lasalocid (ionophore polyesthers), or nicarbazin and halofuginone. The use of these drugs can be authorized as additives in feed, but under specific conditions of use, such as for certain species or class of animals. [continue...]

May 06, 2008

Tecna: New ELISA kits for anabolic molecules

The continuous research and development in which Tecna has always invested in, has led to the development of three new ELISA kit of the product line I'screen for the quantitative determination of molecules with anabolic properties:
I'screen ZERANOL: for zeranol (cod. FA621)
I'screen TRENB: for trenbolone (cod. FA622)
I'screen 19-NT: for 19-nortestosterone (cod. FA623) [continue...]

May 06, 2008

Tetracycline continues to be used by some beekeepers

Tetracyclines are amongst the antibiotics commonly used in different fields. In beekeeping, they are often used for the prophylaxis and the treatment of the American Plague caused by a bacterium (Paenibacillus larvae) which infects the larvae of the bee causing death. Although there have been precise laws... [continue...]

May 06, 2008

CAP in powdered milk and capsules of royal jelly

Chloramfenicol is an antibiotic used in veterinary medicine. It is included in the list of banned substances and it is generally tested for in milk, in muscles of cattle, in seafood products and in honey. The RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) of EU recently reported cases of contamination...  [continue...]

May 06, 2008

Prawns from Asia contaminated with AOZ and SEM

Although Nitrofurans are included in the list of banned substances, their metabolites have been found to be present in fish products on the market, or heading for different countries in the European Community. In fact in the past few weeks...  [continue...]

November 23, 2007

Histamine in tuna fish but not only

The European RASFF is still pointing out seafood products with high histamine contamination. Regular checks performed at the borders of the EU and in the internal market are often reporting cases of histamine contamination.  [continue...]

November 08, 2007

Histamine and CAP in seafood

It keeps going on the alarm on seafood contamination: [continue...]