When it comes a releasing a new food product or beverages, it is necessary to ensure the safety factor of the products before taking them to market. This is where BioMerieux comes into picture. In an exclusive interview with Madhu Pillai who is heading the Business development in industrial micro biology of BioMerieux, he shared his views about how they are helping food product manufacturers with rapid microbiology and pathogen testing .
BioMerieux originally is a French company based in Leon, France and carries its legacy for more than 125 years. BioMerieux, India started its operations in 1998 and is currently headquartered in New Delhi. BioMerieux India works in industrial microbiology division, and is focused on food and pharmaceutical safety. In the food segment they are specifically focused on food safety based on microbiological parameters. “We are helping manufacturers with our automated rapid biological testing for pathogen detection, ennumeration and sterility testing” stated Mr. Pillai
In dairy industry these kind of system will help to ensure that before the product move out to the market, it will ensure the product is 100% safe. This will ultimately help brands to improve quality in shortest span of testing time.
“Manufacturers of any kind of food products can reduce their testing time and improve their quality of testing with our automated systems”
Madhu Pillai
Head Business Development
BioMerieux India showcased their Microbiological Testing System which is used for preparation of samples for product testing which include pathogen detection system which is widely used in food industry for pathogen detection, Tempo system which is used for Microbial Enumeration and D-count system used for sterility testing of milk and beverages. This kind of automation will help manufacturers to drastically reduce the time taken for testing up to 24 hours compared to conventional testing where it takes 5-10 days.
Concluding the interview Mr. Pillai said “At Dairy Expo we met so many entrepreneurs sharing similar vision, this opened up opportunities to discuss and educate the industry about new rapid microbiological testing technologies”. BioMerieux strives not only to supply food safety and quality solutions for the food industry, but also to be a public health partner and educator to help ensure a safe and nutritious food supply accessible globally.
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