HiCap™ Neutralizing Broth
specifically made for food safety needs
Collection broths play a critical role in the success of an environmental monitoring program. HiCap™ (High Capacity) Neutralizing Broth is the first collection broth developed specifically for use in the food and beverage industry. By neutralizing residual sanitizers and maintaining the viability of the collected microorganisms for up to 96 hours, HiCap™ Neutralizing Broth helps prevent false negative test results and facilitates accurate quantification of microorganisms. HiCap™ Neutralizing Broth is formulated to be non-allergenic, containing only components acceptable for use in food, and to be compatible with both traditional and rapid enumeration and pathogen detection methods.
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Unexpected delays?Environmental samples collected with HiCap™ Neutralizing Broth can be held up to 96 hours before starting enrichments, without sacrificing accuracy.
HiCap™ Neutralizing Broth helps improve the recovery of microorganism from surfaces and unlike other collection solutions, it maintains the viability of stressed and injured cells for up to 96 hours after collection.
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collection solution optionsTher are a variety of collection solution options available, choosing the solution that is best suited for your operation can be difficult.
Factors to consider include:
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Select a study title below or visit our Education pages for more food safety research.
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compare collection solutions
Review our study comparing four commonly used collection solutions to recovery of Listeria and Salmonella from stainless steel and maintain viability of these organisms for 72 hours before testing.
Microorganism Viability
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To ensure the accuracy of pathogen detection and quantitative test results, it is important to maintain the viability of the collected organisms until the sample is processed by the laboratory, typically 1-2 days. HiCap was formulated to recover and maintain both gram-negative and gram-positive organisms.
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Sanitizer Neutralization
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HiCap Neutralizing Broth has superior neutralizing capabilities for all sanitizers commonly used by food and beverage processors including quats, peroxide/peroxyacetic, chlorine and chlorine compounds, phenolics, alcohols and acid sanitizers. For companies that employ a rotation of sanitizers to minimize selection of resistant organisms, it is especially important to confirm that the collection broth utilized in their sampling program has the ability to neutralize all of the sanitizers at all of the concentrations utilized in the production facility.
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COLLECTION BROTHS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMS
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