60036BC

VIP^® Gold EHEC

BioControl, Lateral flow test for detection of E. coli O157:H7 in food and environmental samples

• UNSPSC Code: 41116129

Properties

• agency: AOAC^® (OMA); Health Canada
• form: solid
• shelf life: 6‑12 mo.
• packaging: pkg of 40
• manufacturer/tradename: BioControl Systems 60036-40; VIP^®
• storage condition: dry at room temperature
• technique(s): lateral flow assay: suitable; microbe id | immunological: suitable
• input: food(s)
• application(s): environmental; food and beverages; pathogen testing
• storage temp.: room temp
• suitability: Escherichia coli; enterovirulent E. coli (EEC)

Description

General description

VIP^® Gold for EHEC is a single-step visual immunoassay for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 in a variety of foods including dairy products, meats and poultry, fruits and vegetables, nutmeats, seafood, pasta, and liquid eggs using an 18 - 28 h enrichment protocol. It is applicable to detection of E. coli O157:H7 in raw and cooked beef and vegetables using an 8 hour enrichment protocol.

Application

AOAC Official Method 996.09, Health Canada Method MFLP-87

Features and Benefits

• Validated for a wide variety of matrices including raw beef, produce, fruit juices and more.Harmonized enrichment protocol with BioControl GDS for E. coli O157:H7 and Shiga Toxin Genes assays allowing for easy PCR-based verification of test results from the same enriched sample.Validated for testing of 375g composite samples of raw beef trim and ground beef.

Components

Foil pouch containing test devices

Principle

Each device contains a proprietary reagent system, which forms a visually apparent antigen-antibody-chromogen complex if E. coli O157:H7 is present.

Testing Method

Visual Immunoprecipitate

Legal Information

AOAC is a registered trademark of AOAC International

VIP is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H228 - H412
• pcodes: P210 - P240 - P241 - P273 - P280 - P370 + P378
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 3 - Flam. Sol. 1
• Storage Class: 4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable