Randox Laboratories produce a screening biochip for the simultaneous detection of antibiotic drug residues in honey samples
The Anti-Microbial Array identifies and quantifies the presence of 12 sulphonamide antibiotics that may pose a health risk to consumers.
Antibiotic drug residues in honey pose a potential risk to human health.
Hypersensitivity reactions to sulphonamide drug residues in food include itchiness, skin rashes, hives and, in extreme cases, anaphylactic shock.
As a result the use of sulphonamides in beekeeping is often strictly regulated or banned.
Recent news reports in the United States over drug residues in imported honey have led to an increase in drug residues surveillance worldwide.
There is a growing demand for sensitive, rapid and cost-effective methods of screening for drug residues in food.
The Anti-Microbial Array from Randox Laboratories is a screening biochip for the rapid and simultaneous quantification of 12 sulphonamide antibiotics in just one gram of honey.
Randox's Biochip Array Technology is based on proven Elisa principles of competitive chemiluminescent immunoassays.
Unlike some drug residue tests, the Anti-Microbial Array shows no cross-reactivity with Paba (para-amino benzoic acid), a natural constituent of honey.
Samples that are positive for antibiotic drug residues should be tested using a confirmatory method such as HPLC or LC-MS.
The Anti-Microbial Array can be used to screen samples or honey, feed, tissue or urine.
The Evidence Investigator analyser can perform up to 900 tests in less than 2.5 hours.
