3M Molecular Detection System Receives First AOAC Official Methods of Analysis Validation
3M Food Safety announced that its 3M Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella has been validated through AOAC INTERNATIONAL as a First Action Official Method of Analysis (OMA method number 2013.09) for the detection of Salmonella in selected foods. A complete review of the study conducted for this AOAC-OMA validation will be published by the Official Methods of Analysisof AOAC INTERNATIONAL, online at http://eoma.aoac.org/ and in an upcoming edition of its Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL.
3M’s Molecular Detection AssaySalmonella was introduced in December 2011 at the same time as the 3M™ Molecular Detection System as a means to help food processors and other parties detect Salmonella and thereby help to prevent salmonellosis, which affects millions of people each year. It received certification from the AOAC-Research Institute as a Performance Tested Method (PTM) in April 2012.