Your partner for rapid pathogen detection, genomic identification and tracking, complementing traditional microbiology.

An innovative rapid end-to-end solution for pathogen detection, identification, sequencing, monitoring and tracking.

Food Sentinel provides unrivalled information and better visibility of food safety controls across your supply chain in the quickest possible time.

Why Food Sentinel? 

  • AOAC-approved methods and workflows
  • Improved information, clarity and overview
  • Know the source of your contaminations
  • Respond much faster in the event of a contamination incident
  • Identify the exact strain of the food pathogen
  • Make critical changes to your HACCP programme
  • Secure your global production lines
  • Eliminate risks of costly recalls
  • Build your customised pathogen database
  • Maintain brand image

Food Sentinel is a unique solution that combines rapid screening, identification, and sequencing

It provides the food industry with the ability to detect, identify, map and track transient and resident pathogens across their supply chain; and brings together three bespoke technologies that can be used by food manufacturers and distributors as part of their quality and environmental management programsme:

  • PathoDetect - RtPCR and molecular technology allowing manufacturers to screen pathogens in less than 24 hours, and confirm them in less than 48 hours in products and environmental samples. This compares to minimum 3 days screening and 4 days confirmation via traditional methods.
  • PathoGene - Further identification of positives by high-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing of amplicons targeting the entire bacterial community and the active bacterial fraction present in these samples.
  • PathoTracker - Investigating sources of contamination through whole genome sequencing of pathogens, this gives the highest resolution for an individual organism and results compared to a reference strain.

All services can be accessed through a secure portal and results presented via a user friendly, customer specific factory floor plan or production line style layout, while enabling the customer to build a customised data library over time.

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