RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis (SE)
SDIX offers rapid tests to detect Salmonella Enteritidis allowing egg producers comply with the FDA Final Rule :
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A breakthrough technology in Salmonella testing for the egg and poultry industries, offering one of the first sero-specific, rapid assays. The test system offers users a fast, accurate and FDA Awarded Test Method Equivalent method for detecting SE in Poultry Houses and Eggs, as well as being an AOAC approved solution for detecting SE in environmental samples, pooled egg samples and chicken carcass rinse samples.
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An FDA Method Equivalent and AOAC approved immunomagnetic separation (IMS) kit used to confirm the presence of SE in presumptive positive environmental samples. The confirmation kit reduces the presence of other non-SE Salmonella species ultimately increasing the accuracy and repeatability and reducing the labor and time required by cultural confirmation.
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Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) is the second most commonly isolated Salmonella sero-type from humans according to the CDC, responsible for over 200,000 illnesses a year in the US. About 64% of those illnesses are attributed to eggs or egg containing products.
Salmonella Enteritidis Egg Contamination Begins in the Layer House Environment
So how does the egg become contaminated with SE?
- Contamination of the hen house environment through rodents, flies, etc. that have been exposed to SE.
- Hens then ingest SE through feed or insects.
- SE then multiplies in the organs, such as the ovaries, of the hen, while not affecting the health of the hen.
- SE is now available to potentially contaminate developing eggs within the hen.
If contamination of the hen house environment is found via routine environmental monitoring, it can be potentially eliminated or reduced. This will halt or reduce SE exposure to the hen and ultimately to the egg. If SE is kept from the environment, eggs will ultimately be kept SE-free.
FDA Final Rule (21 CFR Parts 16 and 118) to Control SE in Shell Eggs
The July 9, 2010 implementation of the FDA Final Rule (21 CFR Parts 16 and 118) to control SE contamination of shell eggs during production, storage and transport is one avenue aimed at reducing human illness caused by eggs. The Rule focuses on monitoring the layer house environment for the presence of SE and keeping the environment free from the pathogen and potential vectors of SE such as rodents and flies.
The Rule dictates that if SE is found in the environment, eggs must then be screened for the presence of SE, to keep any contaminated eggs from reaching the consumer market.
RapidChek SELECT Salmonella Enteritidis (SE): AOAC Approved Easy and Cost Effective Compliance with the FDA Final Rule
RapidChek SELECT SE is the best method on the market to ensure easy and cost effective compliance with the new FDA Final Rule. The test system offers several benefits over other rapid and cultural methods including:
Easy to learn and use
Requires the least labor, training and ongoing operating costs
Provides fast results for both environmental and pooled egg samples
Validated protocols for both environmental and pooled egg samples
AOAC Approved (License Number 111002)
Awarded FDA Method Equivalency
NPIP Interim Approval
By using an accurate,easy-to-use, AOAC approved and FDA equivalent method to test environmental samples and, if required, egg pool samples, RapidChek SELECT SE will make transition and maintenance of complying with the FDA Final Rule painless. It will also help you as an egg producer, to easily advance and maintain the safety of your products without breaking the bank or disrupting your everyday operations.
Compliance with the FDA Final Rule for shelled eggs made easy, cost-effective and painless. The
RapidChek SELECT SE Test System is one of the first FDA awarded Test
Method Equivalentand AOAC approved commercially available, rapid,
sero-specific assays.
A FDA Method Equivalent and AOAC approved immunomagnetic separation (IMS) kit used to confirm the presence of SE in presumptive positive environmental samples. The confirmation kit reduces the presence of other non-SE Salmonella species ultimately increasing the accuracy and repeatability and reducing the labor and time required by cultural confirmation.
FDA awards the RapidChek™ SELECT® Test System Method Equivalency for the Detection of Salmonella Enteritidis in Poultry Houses and Eggs.
Training videos for how to run the RapidChek® SELECT™ system step-by-step for both environmental drag swab and pooled egg samples.