Comprehensive Allergen Diagnostics and Data Management in One Place
Food and beverage companies today are turning to digital solutions to store, track, and trend allergen data across the supply chain. Reach out to learn how you can enhance your allergen management program through a unified system of diagnostics and data management.
Choose the Allergen Tests for Your Needs
In today's food industry, safety is paramount. At Hygiena®, we understand the critical importance of precise and reliable allergen testing. Our comprehensive testing solutions include:
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ATP tests to verify cleaning
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AllerSnap® for general proteins
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AlerTox® Sticks for rapid qualitative specific allergen tests
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AlerTox® ELISAs for quantitative process validation
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PCR for those allergens that call for molecular detection
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SureTrend®, a data management solution bringing all your food safety data insights into one place
ATP
For cleaning verification
Protein Residue
For general protein detection
Lateral Flow
For specific allergen tests such as lateral flow AlerTox® Sticks
ELISA
For process validation
PCR
For allergen contaminants like celery antibody tests are not appropriate
All-in-One Data Platform
Track and trend your food safety data in one place
Why Leading Food Manufacturers Trust Hygiena
Trusted by 90% of Fortune 100 food companies, our solutions are certified by ISO, AOAC PTM, Health Canada, and more, ensuring compliance with global food safety standards.
Designed for ease of use, our tests require minimal training, so your team can implement food safety protocols quickly and efficiently.
Gain real-time visibility into food safety and environmental monitoring data, enabling faster corrective actions and quicker product releases.
Our tests detect the precise amount of allergens required while ensuring no cross-reactivity with unintended allergens.
Maintain uninterrupted testing with Hygiena’s dependable supply network, ensuring consistent product safety.
From installation to troubleshooting, our global support team is always available to assist you.
Enhance Food Safety with Our Latest Innovations
AlerTox® Sticks Peanut – Now Greater Specificity and Efficiency
The improved AlerTox Sticks Peanut kit delivers greater specificity, faster time to results, and enhanced stability with ambient room temperature storage. Designed for food manufacturers who prioritize efficiency and accuracy, this kit makes peanut allergen detection easier than ever.
Absorbance 96 ELISA Plate Reader – Compact, Cost-Effective ELISA Plate Reader
This lightweight, portable device provides accurate results in under 5 seconds across 96-well plates and is fully compatible with all Hygiena ELISA assays. Designed for seamless in-house validation, it empowers food manufacturers to streamline testing and reduce costs.
Rapid General Protein Residue Tests
AllerSnap
High-sensitivity broad spectrum protein detection
Time to result: 15 min
Requires Incubator
PRO-Clean
SpotCheck Plus
Small Digital Dry Block Incubator
The small footprint version of the digital dry block incubator is perfect for labs with limited bench-top space and small test volumes (6-12 wells)
Lab Format Digital Dry Block Incubator
The lab format incubator (30-70 wells) offers two separate blocks (A & B) each with separate temperature controls and allowing for three separate well configurations
Lateral Flow Tests
GlutenTox® Pro
AOAC RI-certified gluten detection harnessing the power of the G12 antibody
Time to result: 10 min
AlerTox® Sticks
Trace allergen contamination in food, liquid, and surfaces
Detect: Almond, Casein, Crustacean, Egg, Fish, Hazelnut, β-Lactoglobulin, Mustard Seed, Peanut, Sesame, Seed, Soy, Total Milk, Walnut
Time to result: 10 min
GlutenTox® Sticks Plus
Allerflow® Gluten
Hygiena® Cube
An easy-to-use instrument that is used with GlutenTox Sticks Plus for readable and trackable quantitative or Pass/Fail results
ELISA
AlerTox® ELISA
Detect: Almond, BLG, Casein, Cashew, Coconut, Crustacean, Egg, Fish, Hazelnut, Lupine, Lysozyme, Macadamia, Milk, Mustard, Ovalbumin, Peanut, Pistachio, Sesame, Soy, Walnut
Time to result: 60 min
GlutenTox® ELISA
Two options:
GlutenTox ELISA Rapid G12
GlutenTox ELISA Competitive G12
Time to result: 90 min
PCR
foodproof®
Detects: Celery, Gluten, Hazelnut, Peanut, Soya, and Walnut
Interested in building a customized allergen detection solution?
Convert Your Food Safety Data into Actionable Insights
SureTrend® Food Safety Analytics Platform
Visualize your food safety data on a single platform. SureTrend® seamlessly integrates results from EnSURE Touch, the BAX® System and any external data sources. Robust analytics, custom reports, and user-friendly dashboards enable in-depth analysis and actionable insights for your operational success.
EnSURE® Touch All-in-one Luminometer
Discover how EnSURE Touch collects, analyzes and reports data from various test devices so you can verify the effectiveness of your allergen management programs. For food processing facilities, testing helps monitor the impact of cleaning and eliminates the risk of cross-contamination.
Industry News
Read our latest content on allergen testing in food and beverage industry.
Holistic Hygiene: Integrated Environmental & Allergen Monitoring - A New Global Food Safety Standard
Review of the best practice environmental monitoring and allergen detection methods along with the tool to efficiently harmonize the two: SureTrend. This seamless approach to comprehensive data integrity elevates good hygiene practices to a new global standard.
Allergen Detection in Food Safety
The average cost of an allergen-related food recall is estimated at $10 million (USD). High sensitivity allergen testing can help avoid recall-related costs and product release delays. Learn how to build an allergen control plan and select an optimal allergen testing partner.
AllerSnap Studies with Seafood and Fish Proteins
AllerSnap® tests provide a quick way to detect protein residues, including allergenic residues. While commonly used to verify the hygiene of surfaces, AllerSnap tests can also be run with food samples. The following two studies show the level of detection of protein from seafood sources by AllerSnap devices.
Hygiena's Products - A Testament to Excellence in the Dairy Industry
In a recent video testimonial, Dirk Krowas, Head of Microbiology at the Dairy Teaching and Research Institute in Oranienburg near Berlin and longstanding customer, shared insights into how Hygiena's products have significantly advanced their dairy testing processes. Mr. Krowas enthusiastically acknowledged the breadth of Hygiena's portfolio and its applicability to the wider dairy industry.
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Full Suite Focus on Allergens
