DSM sets new standard in antibiotic residue detection
Royal DSM has unveiled a fully automated system designed to be used in combination with DSM’s internationally validated Delvotest plates to optimise antibiotic residue detection in milk.
Delvotest Accelerator Smart helps milk, cheese and yogurt be safe, healthy and free from antibiotic residues as milk control laboratories and dairies reduce costs, bolster accuracy and achieve faster, more reliable results, while also preventing milk loss and ensuring complete traceability.
Royal DSM said the pressure from governments and consumers alike to carefully manage and monitor the presence of antibiotic residues is growing.
With milk and milk products consumed by more than six billion people across the globe, antibiotic residue testing plays an important role in ensuring these products are safe for consumption, in line with global legislation and maximum antibiotic residue limits (MRL).
Delvotest Accelerator Smart offers automated incubation, determination of control and barcode plate reading.
Technicians only need to start the incubation, with no requirement to attend the device during the process – saving up to 40 minutes per plate.
Delvotest Accelerator Smart also automatically determines control time and produces readings accordingly to further enhance reproducibility and reliability by lowering the incidence of human errors.
Laboratories and dairies can also benefit from complete traceability of the results, due to the automatic results saving feature and detailed reporting.
“Consumers place their trust in the milk production industry to deliver safe and healthy milk and milk products, so it is essential that milk control laboratories and dairies ensure testing accuracy and reliability every time. But doing so efficiently and cost-effectively hasn’t always been possible,” comments Ana Lemos, global business manager milk tests at DSM.
“Under-pinned by extensive expertise, Delvotest Accelerator Smart builds on the features that make Delvotest the ‘gold standard’ in antibiotic residue testing – and takes it to the next level. Automated incubation not only frees up technicians to take on other tasks, but it also produces results quicker and more reliably than traditional methods, ultimately providing the peace of mind that milk is safe and reaching consumers in the best possible condition.”
