The ValidCheck™ System

Pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, Listeria,
E. coli O157, and Campylobactercause more than 5.7 million food poisoning cases in the U.S. every year, resulting in $41.4 billion in annual healthcare expenses and business losses. These bacteria can cause severe illness and even death in normal and immune compromised individuals such as young children, senior citizens, and AIDS patients.

Early detection of bacteria in contaminated foods is essential to prevent food poisoning outbreaks. The ValidCheck™ System by Kim Laboratories, Inc. provides an inexpensive detection method for food and meat processing facilities and healthcare organizations. The first product in the pathogen detection industry to offer ultra-sensitive testing, ValidCheck™ provides reliable results in thirty minutes for toxin detection and forty-five minutes for bacterial detection in a variety of foods.

Kim Laboratories' proprietary laser-optics based antibody detection technology is the basis of the ValidCheck™ system. The system offers rapid detection with outstanding sensitivity, accuracy, minimal sample preparation time, easy-to-use, inexpensive and versatile detection.

ValidCheck™ Detection System

E.coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and Staphylococcus aureus test kits are currently available. The laboratory test results show highly accurate and sensitive detection (>95% sensitivity, >95% specificity).