Allergen-Shield Crustacean

Allergen-Shield Crustacean is an immunoassay method that determines crustacean residues in food products, labeled as crustacean-free.

GENERAL INFORMATION:Crustaceanss are a diverse group of arthropods belonging to the subphylum Crustacea. They are highly diverse, with over 67,000 described species and they are classified into several major groups, including crabs, lobsters, shrimp, prawn, crayfish, barnacles, krill, and more. The main allergenic proteins are tropomyosin, arginine kinase, and myosin light chain. Tropomyosin is the most common and dominant allergen associated with crustaceans allergies. The allergens can be present as an ingredient or as a contamination in raw and cooked products. Consumption of crustaceans-containing food from allergic people might cause a broad range of symptoms, such as itching, hives, nasal congestion or/and anaphylactic shock. Because of this, consumption of crustaceans or crustaceans-containing food should strictly be avoided from allergic persons. According to the regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 Annex II, crustaceans is included in the list of allergens established by the European Food Safety Authority, and its presence must be indicated on the label. Similar regulations exist e.g. in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

KIT CHARACTERISTICS:
-Sandwich Quantitative ELISA test with single-break strip plate with 48 wells (6 strips) or 96 wells (12 strips)
-Limit of detection (LOD): 2.0 ppm crustacean
-Range of Quantification: 10-160 ppm crustacean
-Low Procedure time: 30 mins
- High Specificity and Sensitivity
-Broad range of validated matrices
-Shelf life: 12 months
-Storage: 2-8°C