Allergen-Shield Macadamia

Allergen-Shield Macadamia is an ELISA test that determines macadamia residues in food products labelled as macadamia-free.

GENERAL INFORMATION:Macadamia belongs to Proteaceae. It contains a low fraction of proteins (7.9%) compared to other nuts, however many of these are known to be allergenic. Many of these proteins are thermallystable during various production processes. Consumption of macadamia might be harmful for people who are allergic to it. The allergen can be present as an ingredient or as a contamination in raw and cooked products. Consumption of macadamia-containing food from allergic people might cause a broad range of symptoms, such as hives, mild oral allergy or/and anaphylactic shock. Because of this, consumption of macadamia or macadamia-containing food should strictly be avoided from allergic persons. According to the regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 Annex II, macadamia 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): 0.25 ppm
-Range of Quantification: 1-25 ppm
-Low Procedure time: 30 mins
-High Specificity and Sensitivity
-Broad range of validated matrices
-Shelf life: 12 months
-Storage: 2-8°C