Antibiotics SCAN test
About this product
In short- Detection of antibiotics in poultry, meat, fish, milk and eggs
- Fast: results after overnight incubation
- Reliable & sensitive
- On site application
Antibiotics are used in animal husbandry for the treatment and prevention of animal disease. To avoid undesired residues of these substances in edible tissues, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) have been established in the European Union. Products for sale in the EU have to fulfill these requirements. Self monitoring is an important tool to ensure product reliability.
Fast & sensitive screening test for the detection of antibiotics
(SCAN) tests, a microbiological screening method for the detection of antibiotic residues in fresh meat (poultry, pig, bovine), fish, milk and eggs. The full method comprises five individual test plates; for each class of antibiotic (tetracyclines, quinolones, sulphonamides, aminoglycosides and macrolides/ß-lactams, a SCAN test is available.
Fast & reliable
The SCAN-tests are based on direct application of meat fluid or homogenized egg or milk onto a growth medium seeded with a sensitive test bacterium. After overnight incubation, the presence of antibiotic residues is shown by the formation of growth inhibition zones around the sample holes. The SCAN-tests are validated according to EU-guideline 2002/657/EC and show detection limits at or below the EU MRLs.
SCAN test: Rapid and sensitive screening test for the detection of antibiotics.
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J (Jacoline) van Laar, BSc
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