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 Analysis of 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.

The Official Methods of Analysis (OMA), AOAC INTERNATIONAL’s premier, internationally recognized program for chemical, microbial and molecular biological testing methods, consists of a multi-laboratory validation of the method, and review by an expert panel. Methods assigned AOAC-OMA Final Action status are used throughout the world by standards organizations who rely on OMA’s reputation for rigorous scientific and systematic scrutiny.

“Food safety is increasingly recognized throughout the world as a crucial to human, social and economic development,” said DeAnn Benesh, 3M Food Safety regulatory affairs specialist. “Our commitment to partnering with leaders in food and science to offer accurate, effective and easily implemented testing solutions is unwavering, and we’re proud to have received this OMA First Action approval from the AOAC’s distinguished review committee.”

The 3M Molecular Detection System offers a unique, reliable and rapid qualitative method of pathogen detection in enriched food and feed, as well as food manufacturing environment samples. Developed with insights from customers around the world and representing multiple food industries, the system integrates two innovative technologies – isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection. Additional assay test kits are available for E. coli O157 (including H7), Listeria and Listeria monocytogenes.

For more information on the AOAC-OMA approved 3M Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella, visit www.3M.com/3MMolecularDetectionSystem/SALAOAC.

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