date:Oct 31, 2012
US-based 3M Food Safety has announced that its Listeria detection system, 3M Tecra Listeria Visual Immunoassay (VIA), has received validation from the AOAC Research Institutes Performance Tested Methods Program (AOAC-PTM).
3M noted that 3M Tecra Listeria VIA allows food processors to monitor Listeria levels to detect contaminated areas within the plant and track progress. Using 3M Enviro Swabs or 3M Sponges, the sample is collected and enriched before being placed in the assay where the results