date:Sep 18, 2012
The NeoSEEK method received a letter of no objection from the US Department of Agricultures (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to detect Shiga toxin-producing strains of E.coli (STECs).
Confirmation method
The letter of no objection allows the use of the NeoSEEK STEC system as a confirmatory method for six STEC serogroups (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145).
The confirmation method is different than the USDA approval given to detection methods from firms such as DuPont Qualic