Ochratoxin A ELISA Test Kit is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of Ochratoxin A in cereals, feed, dried meat/fish, seed and milk.

Ochratoxin A (ZEA) is a toxin produced by fungi of the species Aspergillus and Penicillium. It is one of the most abundant food-contaminating mycotoxins in the world. Human exposure occurs mainly through consumption of improperly stored food products, particularly contaminated grain and pork products, as well as coffee, wine grapes and dried grapes. The toxin has been found in the tissues and organs of animals, including human blood and breast milk. Apart from a marked nephrotoxicity, ochratoxin A displays hepatotoxic,
carcinogenic and immunosuppressive and immunotoxic properties.

MaxSignal™ Ochratoxin A ELISA Test Kit enables international and government regulatory agencies, food manufacturers and processors, as well as quality assurance organizations, to detect Ochratoxin A in various samples to satisfy customer concerns about food safety.

The unique features of the kit are:

• High recovery (>80%), rapid (10 - 20 minutes), and cost-effective extraction methods.
• High sensitivity (0.5 ng/g or ppb).
• A quick ELISA assay (less than 1 hour regardless of number of samples).
• High reproducibility.