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Romer Labs AgraQuant DON ELISA Test Kit Granted GIPSA and AOAC Approval

Romer Labs® is pleased to announce that its AgraQuant® DON ELISA Test Kit for the detection of Deoxynivalenol (Vomitoxin) was recently granted Performance Tested Status by the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI No. 110701).

Additionally the USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has verified the performance of the AgraQuant® DON Test Kit and approval was granted for official use at US National Grain Inspection Facilities. (FGIS 2008-101) The AgraQuant® DON is a simple ELISA test kit that quantifies Deoxynivalenol within a range of 0.25 and 5 ppm in grain and other commodities.

The Fusarium graminearum fungus is the principal producer of deoxynivalenol, also known as DON or vomitoxin, in grains.

It survives on old, infected residue left on the field from the previous growing season.

DON is a known immunosuppressant and may cause kidney problems in humans.

In addition, it often affects swine by causing a decrease in grain consumption.

DON is one of the most widely regulated mycotoxins in the world.

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