The improved AgraStrip® Soy reduces the total assay time of the lateral flow device to 11 minutes while maintaining high standards of analytical accuracy.

GETZERSDORF, AUSTRIA, March 23, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Romer Labs, a leading global supplier of diagnostic solutions, announces improvements of their rapid on-site strip test for the detection of soy. The new AgraStrip® Soy can be applied to a variety of finished food products, as well as rinse water and environmental swab samples.

The new AgraStrip® Soy was developed to protect brands and consumers from accidental soy contaminations. It uses a new and improved monoclonal antibody which allows extremely low amounts of soy to be detected in a shorter period of time. The first incubation step is now reduced from 20 to only 5 minutes, leading to a total assay time of 11 minutes.

Furthermore, the new AgraStrip® Extraction Reagent for Processed Soy improves the recovery of processed soy proteins, which are often difficult to detect, and thereby helps to avoid false negative results.

Soy represents an important food allergen all over the world. It is among the top allergens in Europe, which require labeling according to EU Regulation No 1169/2011 and is on the list of major food allergens in the USA according to the food allergen labeling act (FALCPA). Labeling of soy is furthermore mandatory in Canada, Japan and Australia/New Zealand, all of them following Codex Alimentarius recommendations.

Soy is increasingly used as an ingredient in food preparations. The ever-present risk of cross contaminations in food production facilities has therefore risen in recent years.

About Romer Labs®:

Romer Labs is a leading global supplier of diagnostic solutions for food and feed safety. We offer a broad range of innovative tests and services covering mycotoxins, food pathogens, food allergens, gluten, GMO, veterinary drug residues, and other food contaminants. We also operate four accredited, full-service laboratories on three continents. Our fundamental objective at Romer Labs is to provide scientifically sound, high quality products and services, true to our mission: Making the World's Food Safer®.

For more information visit www.romerlabs.com

Cristian Ilea
Romer Labs
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