Hygiena™ AlerTox® Sticks Almond is a rapid immunochromatographic test for the qualitative detection of almond in food, kitchens and production facilities. AlerTox® Sticks are rapid tests for allergen detection in food, drinks, and on surfaces for internal Quality Control. They are designed specifically to help manufacturers keep their items free of antigens that may cause allergic reactions. These user-friendly tests are for the detection and qualification of main food allergens without the need for lab equipment or scientific knowledge.

AlerTox® Sticks Almond uses a combination of monoclonal antibodies against a major almond antigen, the legumin-like 11S seed storage protein prunin/amandin, known as allergen Pru du 6. AlerTox® Sticks Almond does NOT detect the antigens of cereals, legumes and other nuts, including walnut, pecan, peanut, hazelnut, cashew, macadamia, Brazil nut and coconut.

PLEASE NOTE: The test shows a considerable cross-reactivity in pit extracts of the fruits of Prunus and related genuses: peach, plum and apricot. If these pits are crushed during industrial processing of fruit masses (for example, in the production of jam), the resulting material may show false positivity with AlerTox® Sticks Almond.

Each AlerTox® Sticks Almond kit includes all the basic equipment required to carry out testing: 10 immunochromatographic sticks individually packed in foil pouches,10 sample collection tubes (tube with yellow cap), 10 sample extraction buffer tubes, 10mL (tube with blue cap), 10 spoons, 10 pipettes (3mL - only for testing liquid samples), 10 small pipettes, 10 swabs (only for testing surfaces) and instructions for use.

• LOD (limit of detection) of AlerTox® Sticks Almond is 20ppm
• Quick and Reliable with results in 10 minutes
• High-sensitivity
• Can be used for testing environmental surface, liquids (rinse water and product) and food samples
• Shelf life: 6-18 months
• Safe and easy to use with no special equipment required
• Convenient and quick sample collection requires minimal training
• Cost-effective - huge savings over other specific allergen test kits
• HACCP, ISO 2200, BRC and IFS Compliant
• They have industrial applications for allergen detection in food, food quality control, trace allergen contamination in food, liquid, and surfaces and implementation and fulfilment of HACCP, ISO 2200, BRC, and IFS compliance