Corporate
BAX® System SalQuant® Receives the IAFP Food Safety Innovation Award
Hygiena® is the recipient of the 2021 IAFP Food Safety Innovation Award for developing BAX® System SalQuant®, the first AOAC-RI approved method for enumeration of Salmonella in comminuted chicken and turkey. Hygiena continues to innovate in the area of Salmonella Quantification (SalQuant) by developing protocols for relevant pre- and post-harvest matrices not only in the poultry industry, but also in beef and pork industries as well.
Other innovative tools that Hygiena has recently developed are the BAX System Real-time PCR assay for E. coli O157:H7 Exact (single target assay with increased accuracy and shortened enrichment times), BAX Prep Xpress (automated lysis prep), SureTrend® (online data collection and analysis tools), EnSURE® Touch (next-generation quality monitoring system), BAX System SalLimits™ (detection of Salmonella spp. at a specific level; i.e. ≥ 10 CFU/g), and more.
Having been recently acquired by EW GROUP, Hygiena has joined forces with BioChek Inc. and BIOTECON Diagnostics (subsidiaries of EW GROUP), which has expanded the company's global footprint and portfolio, to position Hygiena as a true farm-to-fork “one health” organization that provides tools for regulatory agencies and broader food and beverage industries globally. Hygiena is honored and excited to receive this award for our efforts in innovation with SalQuant and is positioned to continue developing innovative solutions.
