Researchers examine feasibility of Double Tube method for rapid detection of C. perfringens in meat products.
Double down
When government and industry were looking for a way to identify more rapidly the presence of the pathogenic Clostridium perfringens bacterium in food and water, Daniel Fung of Kansas State University realized he had a potential solution on his shelf.
He applied what’s known as the Fung Double Tube method, which he developed decades earlier, and determined that the detection time can be reduced from about a day or two down to four hours. More work needs to be done to improve the process, but a successful effort would benefit food processors.