2011 Charm Sciences News

December 30, 2011 - Charm Sciences Announces FAVV Approval of Charm Blue Yellow II Test

Charm Blue Yellow II Test was approved and validated by FAVV, Belgian’s federal executive agency for food safety. The Charm Blue Yellow II Test is a microbial inhibition assay that detects many antimicrobial drugs, including  beta lactam, tetracycline and sulfonamide drugs at or below EU MRLs (Maximum Residue Limits). It is designed for high volume screening of raw commingled and ultra-pasteurized cow milk.

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Lawrence, MA, Jan, 4, 2012 – Charm Sciences, Inc. is pleased to announce the ROSA^® FAST5 DON Quantitative Test Kit, a 5 minute DON lateral flow test, has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) for the detection of DON (vomitoxin) in grain. GIPSA-Approved Commodities: Barley, Corn, DDGS, Malted Barley, Milled Rice, Oats, Rough Rice, Sorghum, Wheat, Wheat Bran, Wheat Flour and Wheat Midds.

The ROSA^® FAST5 DON Quantitative Test is approved for official testing of DON in the U.S national grain inspection system. An official Certificate of Conformance from USDA/GIPSA (Certificate No. FGIS 2012-008) declares that the test kit met the accuracy specifications for the listed commodities at 0.5 to 5 ppm DON.

The Charm ROSA^® FAST5 DON Quantitative Test is an immunoreceptor assay test utilizing ROSA (Rapid One-Step Assay) lateral flow technology. The ROSA^® FAST5 DON Quantitative Test delivers rapid, economical, accurate detection for DON in a convenient single strip. The test is simple to perform and yields results in 5 minutes on the standard ROSA equipment currently in use. Diluted extract is applied to the test strip, incubated for 5 minutes, and read on the ROSA-M Reader.

“The ROSA^® FAST5 DON Quantitative Test has been manufactured to reduce the assay time and meet the new GIPSA specifications required to quantitate DON in the field.” says Dr. Mark Tess, Mycotoxin Product Manager.

Reader Ranges for DON: 0 to 1.5 ppm and 1 to 6 ppm and kits are available in 20, 100, and 500 tests.

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For certificate of conformance click here

DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH Adopts the New Charm EZ System for Antibiotic Testing in Milk
MCS Diagnostics BV, Germany

November 18, 2011 - Charm Sciences, Inc., (www.charm.com),  in cooperation with MCS Diagnostics BV,  (www.mcsdiagnostics.com), the Charm distributor for Germany, are pleased to announce that DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH, the largest German dairy organization, is implementing the Charm EZ system from Charm Sciences. The Charm EZ system will be used at each plant to screen incoming truck loads of milk for beta lactams using the new MRL one minute beta lactam test. Plant testing will also include screening for other antibiotics such as tetracycline, streptomycin and chloramphenicol.

October 2011

Charm Sciences Introduces the “Charm EZ” System and Three New Antibiotic Raw Milk Tests

Charm Sciences, Inc., (www.charm.com) announces three new tests, including a one minute beta-lactam test, and two separate two 2 minute combination beta -lactam/tetracyline all using the new Charm EZ incubator-analyzer, on Oct 15-19th 2011 at the IDF World Summit in Parma, Italy (Booth #12).

One minute and two minute testing for antibiotics allows the dairy industry to reposition how milk is tested. The new Charm EZ system provides security of the sample results, and electronic transfer of data to custom fit each application.

September 9, 2011
Charm Sciences Appoints IDBiotech as new Technical Sales Representation in France 
Support Team to Focus on Developing New Business in French Region
Charm Sciences, Inc.,a global leading provider of antibiotic residue tests and equipment to the dairy industry, is pleased to announce that IDBiotech is currently representing Charm’s products in France.

August 2, 2011
Charm Sciences Announces Mycotoxin Reference Materials  
Naturally Contaminated Wheat and Corn Mycotoxin Reference Materials Released
Charm Sciences, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of naturally contaminated Mycotoxin Reference Materials, for aflatoxin, DON (vomitoxin), fumonisin, ochratoxin, and zearalenone, at various concentrations in wheat and corn.