AN EVALUATION OF THE LACTEK BETA-LACTAM MILK SCREENING KIT

Authors
BELL C SCANNELLA D
Citation
C. Bell et D. Scannella, AN EVALUATION OF THE LACTEK BETA-LACTAM MILK SCREENING KIT, Journal of the Society of Dairy Technology, 47(1), 1994, pp. 15-16
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of the Society of Dairy Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00379840
Volume
47
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
15 - 16
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-9840(1994)47:1<15:AEOTLB>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The LacTek Beta-Lactam Milk Screening Kit (an enzyme immunoassay) was compared to the Delvotest P method (a microbial inhibition test) for d etecting antibiotics in raw milk samples. Good agreement (97.8%) was o btained from a total of 413 raw milk samples tested in four laboratori es. The LacTek test has been accepted as a rapid (less than 10 minutes ) antibiotic screening method for inclusion in the Joint Committee of the Milk Marketing Board and the Dairy Trade Federation Code of Practi ce for the Assessment of Milk Quality.