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Spoilage organisms in food production
Importance of monitoring spoilage organisms
In addition to detecting pathogenic microorganisms, monitoring typical spoilage organisms is crucial to reduce losses during production. Spoilage organisms, while not toxic, can alter the taste, smell, appearance, and shelf life of food products, leading to significant economic losses. Testing for spoilage organisms in all areas of production helps prevent these issues and avoid product recalls.
Potential contamination in various commodities
All types of commodities are susceptible to contamination by spoilage organisms and pathogens. Spoilage organisms can affect a wide range of products, including:
- Meat and meat products
- Dairy products
- Eggs and egg products
- Vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices
- Beverages
- Cereals and cereal products
- Prepared meals
Testing methods
To effectively manage spoilage, R-Biopharm offers reliable real-time PCR kits for analyzing various products. Real-time PCR provides highly specific detection of spoilage organisms using advanced molecular techniques, ensuring accurate and rapid results.
Beverage spoilage
Spoilage organisms are a significant problem in the beverage industry. Spoilage bacteria and yeasts can cause turbidity and off-flavors in beverages. For fast and specific screening and detection of microbiological spoilage parameters in beverages, R-Biopharm offers a comprehensive product line of qPCR kits.
Key benefits of monitoring spoilage organisms
- Quality control: Ensures the taste, smell, appearance, and shelf life of food products are maintained.
- Economic savings: Reduces losses and avoids costly product recalls.
- Comprehensive testing: Provides reliable detection across various food commodities.
- Advanced technology: Utilizes cutting-edge real-time PCR methods for accurate results.
Conclusion
Monitoring spoilage organisms is essential for maintaining the quality and economic viability of food products. R-Biopharm’s range of testing kits provides reliable and effective solutions for detecting spoilage organisms across a wide range of commodities. Implementing these testing methods helps ensure product quality and prevent economic losses due to spoilage.
Product portfolio
| Product | Description | No. of tests/amount | Art. No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuickGEN PCR Kit Screening and differentiation of wine spoilers |
Screening and differentiation of 8 bacteria and yeast in wine. The following bacteria and yeasts are differentiated: Lactobacilli / Pediococci, Oenococcus oeni, Acetic acid bacteria, Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Dekkera … Read more |
96 reactions / 24 samples | Q231, Q232, Q233 |
| QuickGEN PCR Kit Screening and differentiation of wine spoilers |
Screening and differentiation of 14 bacteria and yeast in wine. The following yeast are differentiated: Lactobacillus spp. Pediococcus spp. Acetic acid bacteria Leuconostoc mesenteroides Oenococcus oeni Lactococcus lactis Alicyclobacillus spp. … Read more |
12 samples / 96 reatcions | Q221, Q222, Q223 |
| Simplex® Easy Spin Plus |
Alicyclobacillus spp. DNA-extraction from e.g. juices, concentrates and tomato products without preenrichment. Read more |
50 preparations | Q705 |
| QuickGEN PCR Kit Zygosaccharomyces rouxii |
Detection of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii in wine and grape must by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q583 |
| QuickGEN PCR Kit Yeast universal -low- |
Qualitative detection of yeast contaminations in beverages. For exapmple: Saccharomyces spp. Dekkera spp. Zygosaccharomyces spp. Rhodotorula spp. Torulaspora spp. Kluyveromyces spp. Debaromyces spp. Candida spp. Hanseniaspora spp. Pichia spp Read more |
48 reactions: 48 x Dye Strips (freeze-dried, incl. IC-DNA) | Q982 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 and Dekkera spp. Screening low MG |
Qualitative detection of bacterial (Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus / Megasphaera/ Pectinatus) and Dekkera spp. contaminations in filtrated beer, beer mixes and yeast containing samples: Read more |
48 reactions | Q094 |
| QuickGEN Pentaplex PCR Kit – Beer spoilage bacteria and yeast screening |
Qualitative detection of bacterial, S. cerevisiae var. diastaticus and Dekkera spp. contaminations in filtered beer, beer mixes and yeast containing samples. Read more |
48 reactions | Q061 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN PCR Kit Alicyclobacillus Differentiation high |
Qualitative detection and differentiation of Alicyclobacillus spp., Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris . Read more |
48 reactions | Q721 |
| GEN-IAL® Dekkera bruxellensis Standard DNA |
Quantification of Dekkera bruxellensis in beverages (e.g. wine and grape must) by real-time PCR. Read more |
1 x Standard 1 200000 cfus / 2.5 μL DNA (D. bruxellensis, freeze-dried) | Q360 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN PCR Kit S. cerevisiae var. diastaticus white |
Detection of S. cerevisiae var. diastaticus in beverages. Read more |
48 reactions | Q183 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii white |
Detection of Zygosaccharomyces bailii in wine and grape must by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q563 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii low |
Detection of Zygosaccharomyces bailii in wine and grape must by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions (tubes incl. Lyticase and IC-DNA) | Q562 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Dekkera spp. |
Detection of Dekkera spp. in beverages (e.g. beer, wine, grape must) by real-time PCR. The following species are detected: D. bruxellensis, D. anomala, D. custersiana, D. naardenensis and D. nanus. Read more |
50 reactions | Q555 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Dekkera spp. white |
Detection of Dekkera spp. in wine and grape must by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q553 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Dekkera spp. low |
Detection of Dekkera spp. in beverages (e.g. beer, wine, grape must) by real-time PCR. The following species are detected: D. bruxellensis, D. anomala, D. custersiana, D. naardenensis and D. nanus Read more |
48 reactions | Q552 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Dekkera spp. high |
Detection of Dekkera spp. in wine and grape must by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q551 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast differentiation white |
Differentiation of 12 beer spoilage yeasts in beer and mixed beer drinks: Saccharomyces exiguus Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus Saccharomyces bayanus / pastorianus Saccharomycodes ludwigii Torulaspora delbrückii Klyveromyces marxianus … Read more |
96 reactions for 12 samples | Q543 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast differentiation low |
Differentiation of 12 beer spoilage yeasts in beer and mixed beer drinks: Saccharomyces exiguus Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus Saccharomyces bayanus / pastorianus Saccharomycodes ludwigii Torulaspora delbrückii Klyveromyces marxianus … Read more |
96 reactions for 12 samples (tubes contain lyticase). | Q542 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wild yeast 2 low |
Detection of wild yeast in beverages by real-time PCR. The following yeasts are detected: Candida glabrata Candida albicans Candida kefyr Candida intermedia Candida parapsilosis Candida sake Candida tropicalis Naumovozyma dairenensis Pichia … Read more |
48 reactions | Q532 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wild yeast 1 |
Detection of wild yeast in beverages by real-time PCR. The following yeasts are detected: Dekkera anomala Dekkera bruxellensis Dekkera custersiana Dekkera naardenensis Debaromyces hansenii Hanseniaspora guillermondii Hanseniaspora osmophila … Read more |
50 reactions | Q525 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Dekkera bruxellensis quantitative FAM/HEX |
Qualitative and quantitative detection of Dekkera bruxellensis in wine and grape must. Read more |
50 reactions | Q395 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Dekkera bruxellensis quantitative FAM/ROX |
Qualitative and quantitative detection of Dekkera bruxellensis in wine and grape must. Read more |
50 reactions | Q385 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Dekkera bruxellensis quantitative white |
Qualitative and quantitative detection of Dekkera bruxellensis in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions | Q373 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Dekkera bruxellensis quantitative low |
Qualitative and quantitative detection of Dekkera bruxellensis in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions (freeze-dried, tubes incl. Lytikase and IC-DNA). | Q372 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening without yeast low MG |
Qualitative detection of Lactobacilli, Pediococci, Oenococcus oeni and acetic acid bacteria in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions | Q334 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening without yeast white |
Qualitative detection of Lactobacilli, Pediococci, Oenococcus oeni and acetic acid bacteria in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions | Q333 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening without yeast low |
Qualitative detection of Lactobacilli, Pediococci, Oenococcus oeni and acetic acid bacteria in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions | Q332 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening low MG |
Qualitative detection and differentiation of bacterial and yeast contaminations in wine and grape must: Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus/Oenococcus oeni Acetic acid bacteria Yeast Inhibition control Read more |
48 reactions | Q324 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening white |
Qualitative detection and differentiation of bacterial and yeast contaminations in wine and grape must: Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus/Oenococcus oeni Acetic acid bacteria Yeast Inhibition control Read more |
48 reactions | Q323 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening low |
Qualitative detection and differentiation of bacterial and yeast contaminations in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions | Q322 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Saccharomyces diastaticus high |
Detection of Saccharomyces diastaticus in beverages by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q181 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Bottom fermented white |
Detection of bottom-fermented yeast in beverages by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q163 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Bottom fermented low |
Detection of bottom-fermented yeast in beverages (e.g. beer, wine, grape must) by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q162 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN® Yeast Top fermented white |
Real-time PCR-Kit for the detection of top-fermented yeast. Read more |
48 reactions | Q153 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN® Yeast Top fermented low |
Real-time PCR-Kit for the detection of top-fermented yeast. Read more |
48 reactions | Q152 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Beer differentiation white |
Differentiation of beer spoilage bacteria and yeast in beer and mixed beer drinks. The following bacteria and yeast are differentiated: L. acetotolerans, L. backii, L. brevis/L. brevisimilis/L. parabrevis, L. lindneri, L. casei/ L paracasei, L. … Read more |
12 strips à 8 tubes (one strip per sample, tube 2 contains lyticase) for 12 samples. | Q083 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Beer differentiation low |
Differentiation of beer spoilage bacteria and yeast in beer and mixed beer drinks. The following bacteria and yeast are differentiated: L. acetotolerans, L. backii, L. brevis/L. brevisimilis/L. parabrevis, L. lindneri, L. casei/ L paracasei, L. … Read more |
12 strips à 8 tubes (one strip per sample, tube 2 contains lyticase) for 12 samples. | Q082 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Beer yeast and bacteria differentiation white |
Differentiation of beer spoilage bacteria and yeast in beer and mixed beer drinks. The following bacteria and yeasts are differentiated: Lactobacilli Pediococci Acetic acid bacteria Enterobacteriaceae Bottom-fermented yeast Top-fermented yeast Wild … Read more |
96 PCR reactions (24 samples) 12 stripes (tubes 2, 3, 5 and 6 contain lyticase) |
Q073 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Beer yeast and bacteria differentiation low |
Differentiation of beer spoilage bacteria and yeast in beer and mixed beer drinks. The following bacteria and yeasts are differentiated: Lactobacilli Pediococci Acetic acid bacteria Enterobacteriaceae Bottom-fermented yeast Top-fermented yeast Wild … Read more |
96 PCR reactions (24 samples) 12 stripes |
Q072 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening and Hop resistance |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations and the hop resistance genes hor A and hor C as genetic markers for beer-spoilage microorganisms in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
50 reactions | Q055 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening and Hop resistance low MG |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations and the hop resistance genes hor A and hor C as genetic markers for beer-spoilage microorganisms in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions | Q054 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening and Hop resistance white |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations and the hop resistance genes hor A and hor C as genetic markers for beer-spoilage microorganisms in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions | Q053 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening and Hop resistance low |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations and the hop resistance genes hor A and hor C as genetic markers for beer-spoilage microorganisms in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions | Q052 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 and S. diastaticus Screening |
Qualitative detection of bacterial and S. cerevisiae var. diastaticus contaminations in filtrated beer, beer mixes and yeast containing samples. Read more |
50 reactions | Q045 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 and S. diastaticus Screening low MG |
Qualitative detection of bacterial (Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus / Megasphaera/ Pectinatus) and S. diastaticus contaminations in filtrated beer and mixed beer drinks and yeast containing samples. Read more |
48 reactions | Q044 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 and S. diastaticus Screening white |
Qualitative detection of bacterial and S.diastaticus contaminations in filtrated beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions | Q043 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 and S. diastaticus Screening low |
Qualitative detection of bacterial and S. cerevisiae var. diastaticus contaminations in filtrated beer, beer mixes and yeast containing samples. Read more |
48 reactions | Q042 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening without yeast |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
50 reactions | Q035 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening without yeast white |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions | Q033 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening without yeast low |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions | Q032 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening |
Qualitative detection of bacterial and yeast contaminations in filtrated beer and beer mixes. For products with high amount of yeast use the Screening Kit without yeast detection to find bacterial contaminations more sensitive (Q035). Read more |
50 reactions | Q025 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening low MG |
Qualitative detection of bacterial (Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus / Megasphaera/ Pectinatus) and yeast contaminations in filtrated beer and beer mixes. Read more |
48 reactions | Q024 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening white |
Qualitative detection of bacterial (Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus / Megasphaera/ Pectinatus) and yeast contaminations in filtrated beer and beer mixes. For products with high amount of yeast use the Screening Kit without yeast detection to find … Read more |
48 reactions | Q023 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening low |
Qualitative detection of bacterial and yeast contaminations in filtrated beer and beer mixes. For products with high amount of yeast use the Screening Kit without yeast detection to find bacterial contaminations more sensitive (Q032). Read more |
48 reactions | Q022 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening without yeast high |
Qualitative detection of Lactobacilli, Pediococci, Oenococcus oeni and acetic acid bacteria in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions | Q331 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wine Screening high |
Qualitative detection and differentiation of bacterial and yeast contaminations in wine and grape must: Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus/Oenococcus oeni Acetic acid bacteria Yeast Inhibition control Read more |
48 reactions | Q321 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wild yeast 2 |
Detection of wild yeast in beverages by real-time PCR. The following yeasts are detected: Candida glabrata Candida albicans Candida kefyr Candida intermedia Candida parapsilosis Candida sake Candida tropicalis Naumovozyma dairenensis Pichia … Read more |
50 reactions | Q535 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Wild yeast 1 low |
Detection of wild yeast in beverages by real-time PCR. The following yeasts are detected: Dekkera anomala Dekkera bruxellensis Dekkera custersiana Dekkera naardenensis Debaromyces hansenii Hanseniaspora guillermondii Hanseniaspora osmophila … Read more |
48 reactions | Q522 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening high |
Qualitative detection of bacterial (Lactobacillus/ Pediococcus / Megasphaera / Pectinatus) and yeast contaminations in filtrated beer and beer mixes. For products with high amount of yeast use the Screening Kit without yeast detection to find … Read more |
48 reactions | Q021 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Enterobacteriacea spp. |
Qualitative real.time PCR-detection of Enterobacteriaceae as indicators for hygiene and postprocessing contaminations. The system contains an integrated inhibition control. Read more |
50 reactions | Q145 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening without yeast high |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions tube strips (freeze-dried, incl. IC-DNA) |
Q031 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Saccharomyces diastaticus low |
Detection of Saccharomyces diastaticus in beverages by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q182 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 and S. diastaticus Screening high |
Qualitative detection of bacterial and S.diastaticus contaminations in filtrated beer and mixed beer drinks and yeast containing samples. Read more |
48 reactions tube strips (freeze-dried, incl. IC-DNA and lyticase) |
Q041 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast differentiation high |
Differentiation of 12 beer spoilage yeasts in beer and mixed beer drinks. The following yeast are differentiated: Saccharomyces exiguus Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus Saccharomyces bayanus / pastorianus Saccharomycodes ludwigii … Read more |
96 reactions for 12 samples (tubes contain lyticase). | Q541 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN P1 Screening and Hop resistance high |
Qualitative detection of bacterial contaminations and the hop resistance genes hor A and hor C as genetic markers for beer-spoilage microorganisms in beer and mixed beer drinks. Read more |
48 reactions | Q051 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Wickerhamomyces anomalus |
Detection of Wickerhamomyces anomalus in beverages (e.g. beer, wine, grape must) by real-time PCR. Read more |
50 reactions | Q175 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN® Yeast Top fermented high |
Real-time PCR-Kit for the detection of top-fermented yeast. Read more |
48 reactions | Q151 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Bottom fermented high |
Detection of bottom-fermented yeast in beverages by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions | Q161 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Pectinatus / Megasphaera differentiation low |
Real-time PCR-Kit for the detection of Pectinatus spp. and Megasphaera spp in beverages. Read more |
48 reactions | Q112 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Beer yeast and bacteria differentiation high |
Differentiation of beer spoilage bacteria and yeast in beer and mixed beer drinks. The following bacteria and yeasts are differentiated: Lactobacilli Pediococci Acetic acid bacteria Enterobacteriaceae Bottom-fermented yeast Top-fermented yeast Wild … Read more |
96 PCR reactions (24 samples) 12 stripes |
Q071 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Hop resistance |
Qualitative detection and differentiation of the hop resistance genes hor A / hor C / hit A and ORF 5 as genetic markers for beer-spoilage microorganisms. Read more |
50 reactions | Q105 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Beer differentiation high |
Differentiation of beer spoilage bacteria and yeast in beer and mixed beer drinks. The following bacteria and yeast are differentiated: L. acetotolerans, L. backii, L. brevis/L. brevisimilis/L. parabrevis, L. lindneri, L. casei/ L paracasei, L. … Read more |
12 strips à 8 tubes (one strip per sample, tube 2 contains lyticase) for 12 samples. | Q081 |
| GEN-IAL® Biogenic amines |
Real-time PCR kit for the detection of biogenic amines producing lactic acid bacteria in wine. Read more |
50 reactions | Q345 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Biofilm |
Real-time PCR detection of Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Lactoccocus lactis and Wickerhamomyces anomalus, which are involved in the development of biofilms. Read more |
50 reactions | Q095 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Alicyclobacillus differentiation |
Qualitative detection and identification of Alicyclobacillus spp., Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. Read more |
48 reactions | Q724 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Dekkera bruxellensis quantitative high |
Qualitative and quantitative detection of Dekkera bruxellensis in wine and grape must. Read more |
48 reactions (freeze-dried, tubes incl. Lytikase and IC-DNA). | Q371 |
| GEN-IAL® QuickGEN Yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii high |
Detection of Zygosaccharomyces bailii in wine and grape must by real-time PCR. Read more |
48 reactions (tubes incl. Lyticase and IC-DNA) | Q561 |
