Vicam, a Waters business, has launched Vertu, a digital lateral flow technology that enables fast, easy and quantitative mycotoxin screening.
The Vertu reader provides more accessible mycotoxin testing to food and agriculture producers who rely on early detection to protect humans and animals from the potentially lethal effects of contamination.
Mycotoxins are naturally occurring chemical by-products of ubiquitous mould species that originate in the soil of crop fields.
Severe rain and drought encourage mycotoxin production; once released, mycotoxins are difficult to manage and virtually impossible to destroy.
Vicam offers detection systems for single and multiple mycotoxin quantification both on-site and in-laboratory screening.
No special training or expertise is required to operate the Vertu lateral flow reader.
Operators obtain results in part-per-billion (ppb) or part-per-million (ppm) in minutes, providing critical data for the management and control of mycotoxins in grains and peanut products.