Allergen Testing isn’t One-Size-Fits-All
There are so many allergen testing kits on the market: how can you tell which are right for your facility? At Emport LLC, we’ve been matchmaking for over a decade. Our specialty is in pairing each manufacturer — large or small, simple or complex, established or new — with the tests, tools, and training that are best-suited to their unique needs.
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Hygiena GlutenTox®
GlutenTox® Controls consists of two powders in matching vials. The negative powder has been extensively tested and will always contain no detectable gluten. The positive powder will contain appx 40ppm – 80ppm gluten. These can be used for internal validation, matrix testing, or training.
Available for online purchase – or, free on request with your first GlutenTox order
Read our article on working with Pos/Neg Controls
The Hygiena Polyphenol Pack contains:
- sufficient Polyphenol Additive to run 25 tests
- positive and negative controls that contain polyphenols
Additive and replacement controls for detecting gluten in foods high in polyphenols, antioxidants or tannins. Suitable for use with GlutenTox Sticks PLUS
This item is recommended for facilities that:
- are using GlutenTox Sticks PLUS, or GlutenTox ELISA Rapid G12 and
- are testing items high in tannins, antioxidants, or polyphenols (eThe Hygiena g cocoa powder, black tea, berry extracts).
No additional equipment is needed to use GlutenTox® Pro or GlutenTox® Pro Surface, but you may wish to have a digital scale sensitive to 0.1g. Contact us for suggestions.
GlutenTox® Sticks Plus requires the following equipment; contact us for a quote.
- Analytical scale (accurate to 0.1 g)
- Thermostatic bath (necessary for heat-processed samples or those with complex matrix composition)
- Capped centrifuge test tubes (>10 mL)
- Test vials (1.5 – 2 mL)
- Centrifuge (optional)
- Pipettes and disposable tips
- Disposable gloves (optional)
- Vortex mixer (optional)
- Tube rotator
- Watch/chronometer
GlutenTox® ELISA Rapid G12 requires the following equipment; contact us for a quote.
- Analytical scale (accurate to 0.1 g)
- Capped centrifuge test tubes (min 10 mL)
- Test vials (1.5-2 mL)
- Disposable gloves
- Distilled water
- Timer
- Vortex mixer
- Tube rotator (or similar mixing device)
- Centrifuge
- Thermostatically-controlled water bath
- Automatic microplate washer (recommended)
- Mono-channel pipettes, multi-channel pipettes (recommended), pipette tips
- ELISA plate reader (with 450 nm filter)
The GlutenTox® ELISA Rapid G12 kit require expedited shipping. You will be emailed after purchase if we require additional information and/or shipping fee adjustments. Kits should be refrigerated upon arrival. Failure to do so may result in decreased shelf life and/or sensitivity.
Hygiena AlerTox® Allergen kits
A comprehensive line of user-friendly tests specially designed to help the food industry keep their items free from the proteins that cause allergic reaction. AlerTox Sticks LFD kits are suitable for commercial kitchens and food/beverage manufacturing facilities. Test in-the-moment for all of the major allergens (and more). AlerTox Sticks LFD kits are available online.
The Hygiena AlerTox® ELISA tests are quantitative sandwich ELISAs designed for analyzing food, beverage, and surface samples for common allergens. An antibody directed against the target antigen (protein) is bound on the surface of a microtiter plate. Antigen-containing samples or standards are given into the wells of the microtiter plate. Kits are available for an array of allergens. AlerTox® ELISA kits are available online.
AlerTox® Sticks LFD kits are specially designed to help manufacturers and commercial kitchens keep their items free of unintended food allergens. The kits are user-friendly: no lab equipment, refrigeration or scientific knowledge required.
AlerTox® ELISA kits require the following equipment; contact us for a quote.
- Multi-channel pipette 50-200 μL.
- Sterile pipette tips.
- Pipettes 10-100 μL, 100-1000 μL.
- ELISA Plate Reader with filter (450 nm).
- Water bath (adjustable to 60 °C (140 °F)).
- 15-30 ml recipients for the extraction.
- Centrifuge.
- Distilled water.
- Stomacher, Mill, Mortar, Blender, etc.
- Vortex mixer.
AlerTox® ELISA kits require expedited shipping. You will be emailed after purchase if we require additional information and/or shipping fee adjustments. Kits should be refrigerated upon arrival. Failure to do so may result in decreased shelf life and/or sensitivity.
OnSite® III Allergen LFD kits
The OnSite® III Allergen test kits are designed for maximum efficiency and safety. Useful for validation of any Allergen Control Program, as well as daily monitoring. Test incoming ingredients, first products off the line, rinse water, or finished goods — plus test working surfaces with the addition of the OnSite® III Allergen Accessory Kit. The OnSite® III Allergen test kits are available online.
The OnSite® Allergen Multiplex Tree Nut lateral flow test kit simultaneously detects traces of protein from multiple tree nuts. Use it to verify the cleanliness of rinsewater and working surfaces. OnSite® Allergen Multiplex Tree Nut is available online.
The OnSite® III Allergen Accessory Kit (PA-46) is required for all surface testing and sold separately. Kit includes:
- 10 single-use breakaway swabs
- 10 single-use extraction vials
Accessory Kit can be used for all OnSite® III Allergen test kits that use the OnSite® III Allergen LFD Buffer A. Use one swab to test for multiple allergens, saving time and reducing single-use plastics.
Testing Surfaces for Multiple Tree Nuts?
Consider OnSite Allergen Multiplex Tree Nut. Kit contains everything you need to simultaneously test for 6 common tree nuts (almond, cashew, hazelnut, pecan, pistachio, and walnut) on working surfaces.
OnSite® III Allergen LFD kits are specially designed to help manufacturers and commercial kitchens keep their items free of unintended food allergens. The kits are user-friendly: no lab equipment or scientific knowledge required.
OnSite® III Allergen LFD kits require expedited shipping. You will be emailed after purchase if we require additional information and/or shipping fee adjustments. Kits should be refrigerated upon arrival. Failure to do so may result in decreased shelf life and/or sensitivity.
Bio-Check (UK) Flowthrough™ Allergen LFD kits
Bio-Check (UK) Allergen FlowThrough™ LFD Swab tests allow for real-time decision-making when verifying cleaning during an allergen changeover. They are suitable for both surface swabbing and CIP rinse water testing. The Swab Device makes collecting samples easy and the 3-line lateral flow device (LFD) ensure reliable results. Kits are available for a wide range of analytes.
Bio-Check (UK) Allergen FlowThrough™ LFD Swabs are required and sold separately. Use one swab to analyze multiple allergens. Available in our shop.
Order minimum is ten tests. Tests are packed 5 per pouch; orders can be split between allergens.
Orders may take 5-10 business days.
Gold Standard Diagnostics SENSIStrip LFD kits
The SENSIStrip Allergen lateral flow devices are designed for quick detection of more than twenty different food allergens. With only a few minutes of incubation time, they provide a very easy-to- use test procedure for adequate control at every stage of the food manufacturing process, across food matrices, rinse water and equipment. Kits are available for a wide range of analytes.
Necessary materials not supplied (but available for purchase from Emport LLC)
- Twenty – 200 μL and 1,000 μL Pipette (or can be replaced by droppers provided)
- Accurate weighing scale
- Grinder or homogenizer
- Timer
- Vortex mixer (if available)
- Clean water.
- SensiStrip LFD kits require expedited shipping. You will be emailed after purchase if we require additional information and/or shipping fee adjustments.
- Kits should be refrigerated upon arrival. Failure to do so may result in decreased shelf life and/or sensitivity.
- Orders only ship Monday- Wednesday. Allow 5-10 business days lead time for ordering.
ELISA Systems ELISA kits
The ELISA SYSTEMS assay is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that may be used to screen food products for the presence of allergenic material caused by cross-contamination. This assay is a rapid and reliable test that significantly reduces the time required to screen food products and environmental samples for the presence of allergens. ELISA Systems kits are available through our store. A few highlights:
- Range of Quantification: .1 – 25ppm
- Results in 30 – 75 minutes
- 48 well kit for large number of samples
Necessary materials not supplied (but available for purchase from Emport LLC)
- Laboratory balance accurate to 2 decimal places.
- Suitable clean containers for use in the sample extraction procedure. Low-binding capacity plastic disposable containers suggested.
- Capped centrifuge test tubes (min 10 mL)
- Test vials (1.5-2 mL)
- Enzyme Conjugate and Substrate volumes prior to use.
- Disposable gloves
- Distilled or deionised water
- Timer
- Vortex mixer
- Tube rotator (or similar mixing device)
- Centrifuge
- Thermostatically-controlled water bath
- Automatic microplate washer (recommended)
- Mono-channel pipettes, multi-channel pipettes (recommended), pipette tips
- ELISA plate reader (with 450 nm filter)
- ELISA Systems ELISA kits require expedited shipping. You will be emailed after purchase if we require additional information and/or shipping fee adjustments.
- Kits should be refrigerated upon arrival. Failure to do so may result in decreased shelf life and/or sensitivity.
- Orders only ship Monday- Wednesday. Allow 5-10 business days lead time for ordering.
- Note: swabs for environmental samples sold separately
- Note: Additive for high-polyphenol matrices sold separately
Rapid Protein Swabs
Emport carries
AllerSnap®, 100 swabs/case
Hygiena AllerFlow Gluten, 25 swabs/case
Bio-Check (UK) Protein OnSite-Check™ Swab, 25 swabs/case
PRO-Clean®, 100 swabs/case
Please note: general protein swabs are not a substitute for allergen-specific tests like OnSite Multiplex Tree Nut or GlutenTox Pro Surface, and should not be used for program validation.
- Hygiena AllerSnap® requires the use of an incubator, available here.
- Hygiena AllerSnap® and Bio-Check (UK) Protein OnSite-Check™ Swab require refrigeration.
- Hygiena PRO-Clean® and AllerFlow® Gluten are shelf stable.
Meat Speciation kits
FlowThrough™ Rapid Meat Speciation kits are available for the detection of raw cow, horse, pig poultry and sheep on surfaces or in ingredients.
Microbiologique Pork Speciation is available for Cooked Food and Raw ingredients.
Microbiologique and Bio Check speciation kits have a lead time of 5-10 days. Addtitonally:
- Kits require expedited shipping. You will be emailed after purchase if we require additional information and/or shipping fee adjustments.
- Kits should be refrigerated upon arrival. Failure to do so may result in decreased shelf life and/or sensitivity.
- Orders only ship Monday- Wednesday.
No additional equipment is required for the FlowThrough Raw Meat or Surface Swab kits.
Additional equipment needed for Microbiologique Pork Speciation. Available for purchase from Emport LLC
- Stomacher and 7 oz filter bags (Whirl-Pak B01385)
- Scale or balance
- Deionized water
- Vortex
- Pipettor and tips (p100 and p1000)
- Timer
- Calibrated Lateral Flow Device or Strip Reader (optional)
- Microcentrifuge tubes or containers to dilute buffer concentrate
Qualitative Testing & Reference Materials
Are you required to run periodic proficiency tests? Do you want to assess your QA team’s allergen detection capabilities? Incorporating proficiency testing into your food safety plan is a great way to boost customer confidence, and can help maintain SQF compliance. And while it’s very possible to design a PT program in-house, using an accredited provider has advantages.
The following Proficiency tests are available through our online shop:
- Crustacean
- Egg
- Gluten
- Milk
- Peanut
- Soy
When you order, we’ll enroll you in either the current study, or the next closest date to ordering. If you prefer to schedule your test further into the future, let us know when purchasing.
2024 Food Science Study Schedule
Study Number
FS-0224
FS-0524
FS-0824
FS-1124
Study Opens
Feb. 13, 2024
May 7, 2024
Aug. 6, 2024
Nov. 4, 2024
Study Closes
March 28, 2024
June 20, 2024
Sept. 19, 2024
Dec. 18, 2024
Reference Materials are used to assess method validation as well as to trace results to an established standard. These allergen standards, produced by NSI Lab Solutions and Hygiena, help provide a level of certainty to any lab or facility who needs to validate their instruments, matrices, or quality assurance staff. Reference materials are available for:
- Crustacean
- Egg
- Gluten
- Milk
- Peanut
- Soy
Emport’s Support Services
Emport offers free video training sessions, tailored to your team’s needs and scheduled at the time that’s best for you.
Training sessions are designed to increase user confidence and reduce user error during on-site gluten testing. Thanks to simple video technology, an Emport staff member can be available whenever is best for your busy quality assurance professionals. In a custom-tailored training session, food safety team members can address site-specific concerns and also learn how GlutenTox Pro can test foods and surfaces for gluten.
We are happy to provide a self-administered quiz for trainees as well as documented training confirmation for your files.
Contact us to set up a session.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer for gluten or allergen management; every facility carries different risks and will require a different approach. However, we’ve created several tools to help you on your way. Emport LLC has published a series of free resources on topics important for allergen control: sample selection, best practices for testing, record keeping, and more.
- FAQs for our test kits
- Read Articles on a variety of food safety topics
- Contact us with any questions, any time
