Hygiena AlerTox® Sticks Sesame is a rapid immunochromatographic test for the qualitative detection of sesame in food, kitchens and production facilities.

AlerTox Sticks are rapid tests for allergen detection in food, drinks, and on surfaces for internal Quality Control. They are designed specifically to help manufacturers keep their items free of antigens that may cause allergic reactions. These user-friendly tests are for the detection and qualification of main food allergens without the need for lab equipment or scientific knowledge.

Benefits

• Sesame detection limit: 3 ppm
• Range of detection: 3-20,000 ppm
• 10 Tests per kit
• Highly sensitive, quick and reliable
• Can be used for testing environmental surface, liquids (rinse water and product) and food samples
• Kit includes all required materials - no pipettes, bottles, scales, or heating blocks required
• Convenient and quick sample collection requires minimal training
• Cost-effective - huge savings over other specific allergen test kits
• Results in 10 Minutes
• No Cross-Reactivity
• Shelf life: Maximum 9 months from date of manufacture
• HACCP, ISO 2200, BRC and IFS Compliant
• *Free delivery only available to UK Mainland addresses

They have industrial applications for allergen detection in food, food quality control, trace allergen contamination in food, liquid, and surfaces and implementation and fulfilment of HACCP, ISO 2200, BRC, and IFS compliance.

AlerTox® Sticks Sesame uses a combination of monoclonal antibodies against a sesame antigen, the 2S seed storage protein (2S albumin) known as allergen Ses i2, that detect antigens in white sesame and black sesame. AlerTox® Sesame does NOT detect the antigens of cereals, legumes, nuts and other seeds.

The LOD (limit of detection) of AlerTox® Sticks Sesame is 3 ppm of sesame seed protein. The range of detection (ROD) is 3-20000 ppm. Above this range, the test can present a hook effect. The hook effect can appear as a negative result or as a test line with reduced intensity. If a false negative due to hook effect is suspected, repeat the test on a diluted sample.

The LOD of peeled sesame seeds is slightly higher and the ROD is 10-20000 ppm. On dry surfaces collected by a wet swab, the LOD is approximately 3,5ug of sesame protein/16cm2.

Each AlerTox Sticks Sesame kit includes all the basic equipment required to carry out testing:

• 10 immunochromatographic sticks individually packed in foil pouches
• 10 sample collection tubes (tube with yellow cap)
• 10 sample extraction buffer tubes, 10 mL (tube with blue cap)
• 10 spoons
• 10 pipettes (3 mL- only for testing liquid samples)
• 10 small pipettes
• 10 swabs (only for testing surfaces)
• Instructions for use

Other materials not supplied:

• Grinder, mortar or any other manual or automatic homogenization system to crush the sample
• Scissors
• Optional: digital scale sensitive to 0.1 g

AlerTox Sticks Sesame has been validated for the following matrices: