QuikAlert™

Screening for Bacterial Contamination on Food Products

Rapid Test For:

  • Farming Industry
  • Produce Growers
  • Meat / Dairy Industries
  •  Food Processors
  • Food Packaging and Shipping
  • Food Service and Preparation
  • Restaurants
  • Grocery Chains
  • Institutions – Hospitals, schools, government

  • QuikAlert confirms dangerous levels of bacteria present on a food item
  • Samples can be taken directly from the food product
  • Results in 20 minutes
  • Just 3 easy steps
  • No extra equipment needed
  • No expensive instrumentation or laboratory necessary
  • Results available before packing, shipping or consumption
 		  
 
 

 

  • Traditional food safety testing, culture, can take hours or even days for results.
  • Real-time PCR, which requires an enrichment phase between 8 – 20 hours, plus 1 -4 hours to perform the real-time PCR test.
 
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QuikAlert is a unique enzyme detection system consisting of a synthetic substrate, which in the presence of enzymes specific to microorganisms, cause a chemical reaction. 

 

 

This reaction, when coupled to a developing agent, causes a color to appear on the tip of the swab.

 
 

  1. Add 2 drops of Reagent A to the tip of the QuikAlert swab.
  2. Obtain a specimen by rubbing the QuikAlert swab on a food sample.
  3. Wait 20 minutes
  4. Add 2 drops of Reagent B to the tip of the QuikAlert swab.
  5. Wait 1-2 minutes.
  6. Immediately read the test results on the QuikAlert swab.

     

 
A purple color is a positive reaction.   


 

The presence of gram negative bacteria which includes bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella and other harmful bacteria that can cause illness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vista Enterprises Incorporated (VEI) QuikAlert kits are designed to serve as a screening tool to look for “hot spots” that contain dangerous levels of bacterial contamination.

Because QuikAlert is inexpensive, fast and easy to use, more frequent monitoring and testing can be performed, that wasn’t possible or practical by other means

VEI can custom design kits for customers that have specific requests such as for a specific bacteria or a particular level of detection.

Please contact VEI if you have such a request.

Avoid Outbreaks & Recalls!
Safeguard your business, protect your image and reduce liability
     

 

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