3 June 2009 - Neogen, the specialist manufacturer of products dedicated to food and animal safety, has said that its Scotland-based European subsidiary has signed a partnership agreement with the Chinese government to research what it describes as "China-specific" food safety and plant health issues.
The Chinese government, in collaboration with Neogen, has already created a laboratory in Beijing. Testing methods and data developed in this lab are expected to be used by more than 30 other labs throughout China, announced Neogen.
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This agreement represents a great opportunity for Neogen to be at the forefront in helping develop food safety and plant health solutions specifically for the Chinese," said James Herbert, Neogen's CEO.
"This opportunity is a logical expansion of Neogen Europe's proven ability to tailor solutions to the varying regulatory and quality assurance environments in the large number of countries it serves," he added.
Neogen's Ayr, Scotland, subsidiary does research and development of diagnostic tests for plant diseases and food safety, and also markets products from other Neogen locations.
Neogen's Food Safety Division markets dehydrated culture media, and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, genetic modifications, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases and sanitation concerns. Meanwhile, its Animal Safety Division markets a complete line of diagnostics, veterinary instruments, veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, disinfectants, and rodenticides.
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In a recent statement, the company argued that its increased focus on accelerating its R&D efforts was yielding results, as numerous new and improved products were either ready for the marketplace, or in their final stages of their development.
These products include a new soy food allergen test that will detect soy protein in milk, a new simple dipstick test for the mycotoxin fumonisin, a new dairy antibiotic test for the international market that will simultaneously detect beta-lactam antibiotics and tetracyclines, an improved rapid test for pesticides, and improvements to the company’s line of foodborne pathogen tests.
