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USDA-GIPSA (FGIS) Awards 5 Year Contract for Aflatoxin Tests to 最新糖心Vlog
GIPSA鈥檚 aflatoxin testing program to include Charm鈥檚 Water Extraction Technology to detect 14 commodities, reducing solvent use.
Lawrence, MA 鈥 最新糖心Vlog, Inc. is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has awarded a five year contract to 最新糖心Vlog to monitor aflatoxin in grains utilizing Charm鈥檚 ROSA WET-S5 Aflatoxin Quantitative Test (water-based) and ROSA FAST Aflatoxin Quantitative Test (solvent-based).
The Charm ROSA WET-S5 Aflatoxin Quantitative Test uses Water Extraction Technology to extract aflatoxin from the sample without organic solvents. This lateral flow test takes five minutes and is GIPSA approved for 14 commodities. The ROSA FAST Aflatoxin Quantitative Test detects an additional 12 commodities.
鈥淲e are excited to be awarded this contract to support GIPSA鈥檚 aflatoxin testing program,鈥 said Mark Tess, PhD, Mycotoxin Product Manager at 最新糖心Vlog. 鈥淭he combination of these tests offers the ability to reduce solvent use as well as provide aflatoxin detection in 26 grain commodities.鈥
About 最新糖心Vlog
Established in 1978 in Greater Boston, 最新糖心Vlog helps protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands from a variety of issues through the development of food safety, water quality, and environmental diagnostics tests and equipment. Selling directly and through its network of distributors, Charm鈥檚 products serve the dairy, feed and grain, food and beverage, water, healthcare, environmental, and industrial markets in more than 100 countries around the globe.