DETECTION OF COCONUT ALLERGENS IN FOOD, RINSE WATERS AND SURFACES

• One step extraction for rinse water, swabs or food
• Results in 11 minutes
• Hook Line indicates high levels of allergen , avoid false negatives
• Long shelf life – 2 years from manufacture date

3M™ Allergen Protein Rapid Kits are a sensitive, ready to use lateral flow device for on-site routine testing for a broad range of food allergens.

Allergens can be detected at any stage of the production process from ingredient testing through to finished product analysis. The lateral flow device provides hygiene test result within 11 minutes, enabling corrective actions to be implemented quickly when required.

The Hook Test Advantage

The hook effect or prozone effect is well-recognised immunologic phenomenon where the effectiveness of antibody based assays can impaired when there are high concentration of the target allergen. This can produce false negative results for highly contaminated samples that pose a high risk to allergy sufferers. The 3M Allergen kits have an additional Hook Line detection system in their strips to identify this problem, providing great confidence and security in your allergen reporting.

Each kit comes complete with strips, extraction tubes, an extraction buffer and quickstart guide.

Coconut Allergens

Coconuts are drupes from the coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) commonly mistaken for tree nuts. Allergies to coconut is rare, however all documented cases have included anaphylactic reactions, which can be lethal when not promptly and properly treated. Its emergence as an allergen source of importance comes from the inclusion by the USFDA in the group of allergens that must be declared in product labes (‘the big 8’, in which it is listed as a tree nut). 3M™ Coconut Protein Rapid test kit offers food manufacturers a tool to prevent the release of product contaminated with this allergen.

Specifications

• Limit of detection:
  • 2ppm (10mg / kg) dried coconut (finished product and rinse water testing)
  • 2µg / 100cm² dried coconut

• Range of detection:
  • 2- 1600ppm (10-10000mg / kg) dried coconut