DSM Food Specialties and CMT Srl will be announcing today the acquisition by DSM of CMT Srl, a company dedicated to the production of the Copan Milk Test, a microbiological test for the detection of antibiotic residues in milk.
Since 1974, DSM Food Specialties has been developing Delvotest (applicable at farmer, dairy industry and regulatory level) to test milk for the presence of antibiotic residues.
Delvotest is a globally recognized leading solution in antibiotic residue testing in milk.
The detection of antibiotic residues in milk and milk products is of great economic value at the dairy industry and regulatory level, in order to safeguard the quality of milk and milk products.
In 2007, DSM also introduced a new, fully automated, technology: Delvotest Accelerator. This unique, fully automated testing system offers milk control stations and dairies the fastest broad spectrum test on the market today.
By reducing the number of stages in the milk testing process (compared to using traditional water baths), the Delvotest Accelerator increases testing output and profitability, and guarantees complete traceability.
CMT Srl is a company belonging to the Copan group. Copan Milk Test research and development started in 1994. The product was launched in 1998 as the first product in the market to integrate nutrients into the test medium with a shelf life of 12 months.
“The market for Antibiotic Residue Testing in milk is of importance to DSM, and one in which we aim to excel. For DSM, quality assurance and food safety have always been at the top of the agenda,” says Alexander Wessels, Business Group Director of DSM Food Specialties.
