Hanson Technologies has developed the automated OmniFresh 1000 system to sample large volumes of produce wash water, collect the pathogens, and detect their presence. By collecting a continuous sidestream of wash water, the OmniFresh uses a sample that represent the entire lot of produce being washed. The OmniFresh does not require bacterial culture or enrichment, and it detects both live and dead bacteria in the collected sample using an in-line sensor. Detection occurs in an array biosensor capable of handling large samples with complex matrices. Additionally, sample can be sent for traditional confirming tests after the screening performed by the OmniFresh.

Date Published: 5 May 2009
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 7306, Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security V and Biometric Technology for Human Identification VI, 73060G (5 May 2009); doi: 10.1117/12.820121

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7306:
Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security V and Biometric Technology for Human Identification VI
B.V.K. Vijaya Kumar; Craig S. Halvorson; Šárka O. Southern; Salil Prabhakar; Arun A. Ross, Editor(s)