Press Releases
Recent trials, conducted in collaboration with industry partners across multiple processing plants, have demonstrated the efficacy of the MicroTally® Mitt in recovering bacteria and detecting pathogen contamination in raw beef manufacturing trimmings. The results speak for themselves – MicroTally® Mitt delivers equivalent performance to established methods while providing added convenience and efficiency.
The USDA/FSIS has issued a Letter of No Objection (NOL) for the MicroTally® Mitt food surface sampler. MicroTally® Mitt is the newest MSD™ sampling product, designed to make manual food surface sampling as effortless as using your own hands. As a result of this NOL, MicroTally® Mitt can now be used in federally inspected establishments […]
Dr. Kiecker, Head Administrator of the USDA FSIS, makes the statement, “I don’t know why we wouldn’t be using this”, in reference to the MicroTally® sampling devices, during his presentation at the Beef Industry Food Safety Conference (BIFSCo) in Dallas. The references MSD and CSD have earned a “Letter of No Objection” from the USDA/FSIS.
Win the 2020 USDA-ARS Technology Transfer Award The Technology Transfer Award is presented to USDA-ARS Employees and collaborators who have accomplished outstanding work in the process of transferring federally developed technology to the private sector for commercialization and practical use. Congratulations to Dr.Wheeler, Dr. Arthur, Dr. Wu and Mr. Hoffmann for receiving this prestigious award […]
The Federal Laboratory Consortium awarded Dr. Tommy Wheeler and Dr. Terry Arthur for their work on developing new sampling technology for detecting pathogens in beef trim. FREMONTA is proud to be working with Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Arthur to bring this new technology to the industry through the MicroTally™ Sampling Devices!
The USDA Agricultural Research Service and FREMONTA Corp. signed a renewed and updated Cooperative Research and Developmental Agreement (CRADA). The four major objectives of the new expanded CRADA are: (1) To establish the ability of…
A matrix extension verification was conducted to demonstrate fit-for-purpose application of MicroTally™ Swabs for the detection of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli O157:H7. The findings provide laboratories and the beef industry with confidence that the results of MicroTally™ sampling in conjunction with GENE-UP analysis are valid.