DSM Food Specialties Achieves AOAC Approval for Delvotest

The accreditation will be welcome news to dairies and milk quality control laboratories worldwide, particularly in those countries where milk testing kits cannot be sold without AOAC Research Institute PTM approval.

2/2/2011 --- Delvotest, the antibiotic residue milk testing kit from DSM Food Specialties has received prestigious AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested Method (PTM) certification. Awarded specifically to Delvotest SP NT PTM certificate #011102 and Delvotest SP NT DA (Delvotest Accelerator) PTM certificate #011101 the globally renowned accolade confirms the Delvotest position as the gold standard in milk testing. It also provides further evidence of DSM’s commitment to achieving the highest possible reliability and quality standards.

The AOAC Research Institute validated and certified the performance claims of the Delvotest SP NT and Delvotest SP NT DA (Delvotest Accelerator) test kits under its Performance Test Methods programme. The accreditation will be welcome news to dairies and milk quality control laboratories worldwide, particularly in those countries where milk testing kits cannot be sold without AOAC Research Institute PTM approval.

Stéphen Hennart, Product Application Expert Delvotest, DSM Food Specialties comments: “We are thrilled to have obtained AOAC Research Institute PTM certification for Delvotest. Highly regarded worldwide, it really is the pinnacle of performance-based validation, providing total assurance of the unrivalled quality of Delvotest, reliability and accuracy for our customers. Across the globe, this development will no doubt help further advance the critical issue of assuring milk quality and safety.”

The Delvotest range offers an industry-leading test for each stage of the milk testing supply chain. Easy to use, reliable and consistent, Delvotest products offer total milk testing assurance. With various formats and sizes available to meet diverse needs, it can be used coherently by farmers, dairies and milk testing centres, ensuring standards and testing procedures are aligned at all stages of the value chain.