Health Canada Approves 3M’s Molecular Detection System Assay for Listeria Detection
This week, 3M announced that Health Canada--the agency that is responsible for the country’s national public health--has approved and published the next-generation 3M Molecular Detection System assay for Listeria detection.
Based on isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection – the same combination of advanced technologies used in all 3M Molecular Detection Assays – these assays use new chemistry to deliver accurate results with shorter enrichment times and improved productivity. The assay has now been included on the guide of official methods approved and used by Health Canada's Health Products and Food Branch to determine compliance with government standards and guidelines. The assay can be found in the Compendium using the method number MFLP-101 – Listeria spp. for Environmental Samples.