Charm/Zymo DNA/RNA Swab Tube Continues to Soar!

榴莲社区app partnered with Zymo Research to create a sampling swab specifically designed for work in space. The Charm/Zymo DNA/RNA Swab Tubes were developed to withstand g-forces of liftoff and reentry and provide ambient shelf stability. They continue to remain in service. To date, the swab has launched on three Russian Soyuz vehicles (61S, 62S, and 64S) and three SpaceX vehicles (SpaceX Crew-1, SpaceX-22 Cargo, SpaceX-23 Cargo).

The DNA/RNA swab is currently positioned to launch on SpaceX Crew-3 (10/30/2021) then again on SpaceX-24 Cargo (12/21/2021).

The space center uses the swabs to understand how the astronaut鈥檚 diet and space environment affects intestinal health, immune functions, and the intestinal microbiome. The research center asked 榴莲社区app and Zymo Research to create the swab to meet the rigorous usage conditions of space and maximize sample integrity to facilitate health knowledge for astronauts and humankind.

鈥淔or over 40 years, 榴莲社区app has worked with our partners to create innovative solutions to their most complex problems,鈥� said Robert J. Markovsky, President. 鈥淥ur commitment to our customer鈥檚 complete satisfaction has given rise to products that surpass expectations and reset the bar for the industries we serve. Not only are our products on every continent and over ninety countries, but now we are moving into the next horizon, space.鈥�

About 榴莲社区app

Established in 1978 in Greater Boston, 榴莲社区app helps protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands from a variety of issues through the development of food safety, water quality, and environmental diagnostics tests and equipment. Selling directly and through its network of distributors, Charm鈥檚 products serve the dairy, feed and grain, food and beverage, water, healthcare, environmental, and industrial markets in more than 100 countries around the globe.

Introducing the Charm Myco Case for Portable Mycotoxin Testing

榴莲社区app, Inc., is pleased to introduce the Charm Myco Case, which makes it easy to run any of Charm鈥檚 mycotoxin tests from any location, with little setup. The customizable Myco Case neatly holds everything needed to run Charm鈥檚 trusted Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) mycotoxin tests: a Charm EZ-M system, ROSA Quad Incubator, printer, Bluetooth Adapter, centrifuge, pipettes, graduated cylinder, and all disposable supplies needed to run the test.听

鈥淭he Charm Myco Case allows for on-the-go testing at a satellite facility, rail yard, or on a harvester in the field,鈥� said Karen Carmichael, Territory Account Manager at 榴莲社区app. 鈥淭he data, including the results and GPS coordinates, can be sent using the Bluetooth adapter to a centralized office via a smartphone. Combining this versatile testing system with Charm Science鈥檚 water-based extraction technology makes mycotoxin testing even simpler and more user-friendly by providing actual values for real-time decision making.鈥�

Charm鈥檚 ROSA tests are available to detect aflatoxin, DON (vomitoxin), fumonisin, ochratoxin, T-2/HT-2 toxins, and zearalenone. The tests utilize Charm鈥檚 patented lateral flow technology to rapidly provide quantitative results, and they can all be read and recorded using the all-in-one Charm EZ-M system.

About 榴莲社区app

Established in 1978 in Greater Boston, 榴莲社区app helps protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands from a variety of issues through the development of food safety, water quality, and environmental diagnostics tests and equipment. Selling directly and through its network of distributors, Charm鈥檚 products serve the dairy, feed and grain, food and beverage, water, healthcare, environmental, and industrial markets in more than 100 countries around the globe.

USDA-FGIS Approves 榴莲社区app鈥� Renewal of Zearalenone Mycotoxin Test

榴莲社区app, Inc. announces that the United States Department of Agriculture鈥檚 Federal Grain Inspection Service (USDA-FGIS) has renewed the usage of the ROSA WET-S5 Zearalenone Quantitative Test. USDA-FGIS operates and oversees official grain inspection services throughout the United States and will use the ZEARQ-WETS5 test for official zearalenone testing. This 5-minute lateral flow test was first approved in 2017 and is reapproved for the detection of zearalenone in 5 commodities, including barley, corn, DDGS, sorghum, and wheat.

鈥溋窳缜鴄pp鈥� reapproval of the ROSA WET-S5 Zearalenone Quantitative Test is a benefit to the grain industry. It detects zearalenone in grains using Water Extraction Technology (WET) with the same extract as other Charm WET tests,鈥� stated Mark Tess, Ph.D., Mycotoxin Product Manager at Charm. “As zearalenone was a concern in corn last year, more locations are able to screen for this toxin using our 5-minute water-based extraction to prevent zearalenone from entering by-products like corn gluten meal.”

The ZEARQ-WETS5 test utilizes Charm鈥檚 patented Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) technology to extract zearalenone from the sample without organic solvents. Like all of Charm鈥檚 ROSA mycotoxin tests, the ZEARQ-WETS5 test can be read and recorded using the all-in-one Charm EZ-M System. The Charm EZ-M System allows incubation and analysis with the same equipment and is robust enough that tests can be run at the point of receiving.

About 榴莲社区app

Established in 1978 in Greater Boston, 榴莲社区app helps protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands from a variety of issues through the development of food safety, water quality, and environmental diagnostics tests and equipment. Selling directly and through its network of distributors, Charm鈥檚 products serve the dairy, feed and grain, food and beverage, water, healthcare, environmental, and industrial markets in more than 100 countries around the globe.

USDA-FGIS Approves Renewal and Awards 5-Year Contract for Aflatoxin Test

榴莲社区app, Inc. announces that the United States Department of Agriculture鈥檚 Federal Grain Inspection Service (USDA-FGIS) has renewed the usage of the ROSA WET-S5 Aflatoxin Quantitative Test. This lateral flow test was first approved in 2014, again in 2017, and is reapproved for the detection of aflatoxin in barley, brown rice, corn, DDG, DDGS, hominy, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat.

鈥溋窳缜鴄pp is pleased to announce the reapproval of the ROSA WET-S5 Aflatoxin Quantitative Test,鈥� stated Mark Tess, Ph.D., Mycotoxin Product Manager at Charm. 鈥淭he certification marks the third approval of this test kit, which shows that the market favors water-based testing and continued success of lateral flow technology to test for aflatoxin.鈥�

USDA-FGIS also awarded Charm a five-year contract to use the AFQ-WETS5 test to monitor aflatoxin in grains. USDA-FGIS operates and oversees official grain inspection services throughout the United States and will use the AFQ-WETS5 test for official aflatoxin testing. USDA-FGIS used the AFQ-WETS5 test for aflatoxin over the last five years as well.

鈥溋窳缜鴄pp is excited to be awarded the aflatoxin contract for another five years to test grains in the FGIS鈥檚 testing program,鈥� said Dr. Tess. 鈥淭he AFQ-WETS5 test is FGIS approved for 9 commodities and the 5-minute incubation time allows for rapid measurement to meet the demands of the program.鈥�

The AFQ-WETS5 test utilizes Charm鈥檚 patented Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) technology to extract aflatoxin from the sample without organic solvents. Like all of Charm鈥檚 ROSA mycotoxin tests, the AFQ-WETS5 test can be read and recorded using the all-in-one Charm EZ-M System. The Charm EZ-M System allows incubation and analysis with the same equipment and is robust enough that tests can be run at the point of receiving.

About 榴莲社区app

Established in 1978 in Greater Boston, 榴莲社区app helps protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands from a variety of issues through the development of food safety, water quality, and environmental diagnostics tests and equipment. Selling directly and through its network of distributors, Charm鈥檚 products serve the dairy, feed and grain, food and beverage, water, healthcare, environmental, and industrial markets in more than 100 countries around the globe.

榴莲社区app to Assist FEMA in the Fight Against COVID-19

榴莲社区app, Inc. is pleased to announce that we have taken on a new role to support the COVID-19 testing needs of the United States of America. Charm has begun manufacturing viral transport media (VTM), an FDA approved collection and transport media used in the collection, transport, and storage of clinical samples containing viruses such as COVID-19.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) selected 榴莲社区app to assist in the production of VTM for swab sample shipments for distribution to central testing laboratories, drive through testing locations, and hospitals.

鈥淭he Tri-Agency Task Force for Emergency Diagnostics is comprised of the Centers for Disease Control, Human Health and Services, Medicare and Medicaid, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. They contacted 榴莲社区app to ask if we can help with the critical shortage of sterile buffer-filled vials used for sampling and testing people for COVID-19,鈥� said Bob Salter, VP of Regulatory Affairs at 榴莲社区app. 鈥淏eing able to help support the testing needs of the US government during this challenging time and utilize some of the sterile filling capabilities we have here at 榴莲社区app is a natural fit.鈥�

We are proud of all our Charm team members鈥� contributions to make a difference in the fight against COVID-19 by supplying VTM to meet the high-volume testing needs of our country.

About 榴莲社区app

Established in 1978 in Greater Boston, 榴莲社区app helps protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands from a variety of issues through the development of food safety, water quality, and environmental diagnostics tests and equipment. Selling directly and through its network of distributors, Charm鈥檚 products serve the dairy, feed and grain, food and beverage, water, healthcare, environmental, and industrial markets in more than 100 countries around the globe.

榴莲社区app Introduces Test for Ractopamine in Swine

榴莲社区app, Inc.听announces the Charm Ractopamine Test for Porcine Oral Fluid (RACTO-POF). It is a lateral flow test that uses Charm鈥檚 trusted Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) technology to detect ractopamine in porcine oral fluid collected from chew ropes in hog rearing pens.

Ractopamine, a beta-agonist drug used as a feed additive to increase the development of lean muscle in swine, is allowed within limits in the United States but is banned in China, Russia, EU nations, and other countries. The RACTO-POF test is a simple and fast way to ensure that swine are ractopamine-free, and therefore permissible for global export prior to processing.

鈥淥ral fluids extracted from chew ropes are a commingled saliva sample representative of the entire pen of animals. The sample can be collected and tested antemortem as a process control verification,鈥� said Bob Salter, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at 榴莲社区app. 鈥淚n the case of听ractopamine听testing, a negative result verifies that the animals are unlikely to have听ractopamine听tissue residues and that controls for a听ractopamine-free production environment and transport are effective. If positive, the antemortem result allows for cause determination, corrective action, and remediation before processing.鈥�

As with all Charm ROSA tests, the results of a RACTO-POF test can be read and recorded using the all-in-one Charm EZ system.

About 榴莲社区app

Established in 1978 in Greater Boston, 榴莲社区app helps protect consumers, manufacturers, and global brands from a variety of issues through the development of food safety, water quality, and environmental diagnostics tests and equipment. Selling directly and through its network of distributors, Charm鈥檚 products serve the dairy, feed and grain, food and beverage, water, healthcare, environmental, and industrial markets in more than 100 countries around the globe.