BARFBLOG: Home test kit for E. coli and Salmonella? - (barfblog)
October 15, 2007 – 11:56 pmMagna Medical Services (MMS) is pumping out the press releases following high profile outbreaks (http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/food-recall-prompts-stores-and-online-retailers-offer-home-food-test-kits-e-coli-and-salmonella-cana). These dudes have been around for a while, and usually after every outbreak they fire out something about testing your food with their high-powered testing. Today’s says:
With the recent string of food recalls, food and health retailers are scrambling to offer instant food testing kits for E.coli and Salmonella manufactured by Magna Medical Services, Inc. MMS Quick Results Food Testing Kits are home food test kits for E.coli and Salmonella.
Retailers will be able to sell home kits for E.coli and Salmonella to clients that need to quickly check their food areas and food products for possible bacteria outbreaks, says Robert Greene, General Manager for Magna Medical Services, Inc This is a product that should be right next to every home first aid kit.
They also put out releases following the 2006 spinach-linked E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, […]
MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=21940
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