Allergen-Shield Sesame

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

GENERAL INFORMATION:Sesame (Sesamum indicum) belongs to the Pedaliaceae. It contains a high fraction of of proteins (16-32%) and many of these are known to be allergenic, such as albumins Ses i 1 and Ses i 2 or the globulin Ses i 3, among others. Many of these proteins are thermally-stable during various production processes. Consumption of sesame 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 sesame-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 sesame or sesame-containing food should strictly be avoided from allergic persons. According to the regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 Annex II, sesame 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