Charm Sciences was announce the release of their new Fumonisin test strip, it was specifically designed for the pet food sector, ROSA FAST5-X Fumonisin Quantitative Test (FUMQ-FAST5-X).

Nowadays the Pet Food Industry proactively monitors mycotoxin levels in grains and raw materials that used in the manufacture of pet food.
This monitoring is useful to prevent contamination of finished products. And from this assessment the need for reliable and specific mycotoxin testing tools for the Pet Food industry. Therefore, Charm Sciences has developed the FUMQ-FAST5-X strip, which tests for the presence of fumonisins (B1, B2, and B3) at an action level of 10 parts per million (ppm). 

In 2001 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an Industry Guidance document with recommendations for fumonisins.
In the document it is stipulates that domestic pet food must be produced and manufactured in accordance with human-grade standards and must not exceed 10 ppm fumonisins. And based on studies in these levels that demonstrated that fumonisin levels above these levels could lead to neural dysfunction, abnormal behavior, liver damage, loss of movement control, appetite, weakness, depression, blindness and even cause brain damage. And this levels too do not apply to equine, where the guidance level is 5 ppm fumonisins.

Now the FUMQ-FAST5-X strip can detects until 10 ppm fumonisins with a single dilution that allows for the pet food sector to make immediate decisions on the acceptance or rejection of incoming raw products at the point of receipt.
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Charm resolve to serve the requirement of the industries in which we work is by doing to development of the FUMQ-FAST5-X test was the example of Charms commitment to their customer’s immediate needs.

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