New Technology to Automate Salmonella Testing

Swiss robotics supplier Xiril and Germany’s Biotecon Diagnostics have developed a system that automates inline salmonella testing during food processing.

The foodproof RoboPrep+ Series combines Xiril’s liquid-handling instrumentation with Biotecon’s magnetic preparation technology to enable automate sample preparation.

The system also allows for data security for routine testing of food samples for the pathogen, according to foodproductiondaily.com.

The process runs uninterruptedly with up to 96 samples and is being adapted to enable testing of additional food pathogens such as E. coli and listeria.

Biotecon said its foodproof Magnetic Preparation Kit 1, designed to be used with Xiril instruments, allows automated isolation and purification of DNA from all kinds of food matrices.