Microbiology International specializes in autoclaves, peristaltic pumps, air samplers, anaerobic chambers, plate pourers, media preparators and stomachers as well as other automation equipment used in microbiological laboratories. We also provide laboratories with the most innovative automation equipment as well as the highest quality rapid detection kits and consumable products for pathogen detection available worldwide. Our equipment quickly automates tedious, manual lab processes and when combined with our ability to provide customized culture media products, we are able to make your lab as efficient as possible. In short, we offer our clients...
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Find Listeria before it finds you

The recent Listeria outbreak in cantaloupe has brought this food borne pathogen back into the spotlight for food safety professionals and the fruit-loving public. Listeriosis is an uncommon infection in most segments of our population. The groups most a risk are the elderly (over 60), pregnant women (with consequences for the unborn child) and those who are immuno-suppressed or immuno-deficient. According to the CDC, the tainted cantaloupe has already claimed 16 lives and caused 72 illnesses, making this outbreak the deadliest in a decade.

In the case of fruits and vegetables the potential for Listeria contamination to occur is mainly due to contact with fecal waste or survival of Listeria species in the soil.
If fruit is harvested on the ground (such as cantaloupe) rather than picked off of the plant or tree, the opportunity exists for L. monocytogenes to attach to the outer surface of the fruit. When a fruit has L. monocytogenes attached to its surface it may be difficult to dislodge with simple washing or even scrubbing. When the fruit is cut the L. monocytogenes gains access to the edible fruit and can be ingested.

Microbiology International offers a set of products to enable food testing laboratories to detect and confirm if a food sample has L. monocytogenes or any of the other 5 Listeria species present.

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