Detect viable Salmonella in hours, not days.
One viable cell. Thousands of RNA copies. Results in a fraction of conventional qPCR time.
Environmental surfaces. No enrichment protocol
Finished product Same-day release
Performance Tested License 072601*
Sensitive down to 1 CFU/swab or 1 CFU/sample.
Look inside — the RNA is what Elevia reads.
*PTM-AOAC Certification Scope: 62% cocoa chocolate (375 g), cocoa liquor (375 g), non-fat dry milk (375 g), peanuts (375 g), and stainless steel surfaces (swabs and sponges, 100 cm²). The zero protocol is excluded from the certification scope. For more information about the PTM-AOAC certification scope for this kit, click here.
KIT DESCRIPTION
ELEVIA 1.1 SALMONELLA SPP.An ultra-fast RT-PCR kit built for same-day Salmonella release.
Elevia 1.1 Salmonella spp. is a real-time RT-PCR detection kit for Salmonella spp., AOAC-RI Performance Tested under License 072601. It reads RNA instead of DNA — thousands of copies in every viable cell — which is why results land in as little as 3 hours, with up to 10,000× the sensitivity of standard qPCR.
Environmental
Results before the shift ends.
Validated matrices
Environmental surfaces: swabs & sponges
Finished product
Release the same day you test.
Validated matrices
Confectionery · Dairy · Egg products · Meat & poultry · Pet food & animal feed · Seafood
*Environmental: time to result depends on the sampling and extraction protocol. Finished product in 25 grams: time to result depends on the food matrix. Comparator figures are typical times for standard real-time PCR and culture-based methods, enrichment included.
Key features
Results in the same shift
3–6 h on surfaces, 7–10 h on finished product. Fast enough to act before the next run starts.
Leaner plant operations
Fewer holds, less warehouse space tied up, quicker line release, and smaller lots at risk when something goes wrong.
Viable cells
RNA mostly disappears when a cell dies. You act on live contamination, not on DNA left behind after sanitation.
AOAC-RI Performance Tested
Third-party certified under License 072601. Confident and accurate results.
Runs on your existing qPCR
Any open real-time platform. No proprietary instrument, no new capex.
TxA software included
Automated interpretation and reporting — nobody reads curves by hand.
Same-shift environmental monitoring.
Elevia 1.1 Salmonella on surfaces: how the protocol fits your plant, and why environmental monitoring belongs in your own lab.
The right strategy for every situation.
Same Elevia kits, two protocols for surfaces — go ultrafast with Zero for post-sanitation release, or add flexibility with Xpress when a confirmation sample matters.
Protocol Zero*  | Protocol Xpress  | |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy | Ultrafast detection for the quickest release after sanitation. | Routine monitoring when you need a spare sample for confirmation or WGS. |
| Enrichment time | None. | 3 h |
| Total time to result | 3 h | 6 h |
| Intended use | Post-sanitation · Zones 1 & 2 | Pre- and post-sanitation · Zones 1, 2 & 3 |
| Sampling device | Swabs | Swabs & sponges |
| Limit of detection | 1 CFU/sample | 1 CFU/sample |
| Downstream applications | None — destructive method, the whole sample is consumed. | Yes — a spare sample remains for confirmation, WGS and more. |
Swipe to compare both protocols
*The zero protocol is excluded from the PTM-AOAC Certification Scope. For more information about the PTM-AOAC certification scope for this kit, click here.
Operational details for Zero protocol
Sampling that fits
Works with swabs or sponges.
No incubator needed
Enrichment runs on a thermoblock.
Fits a small lab
A simple protocol that runs in 9 m².
Use your own PCR
Runs on any open thermocycler.
Safe by design
Minimal cross-contamination risk.
Bring environmental testing in-house — and keep the savings.
With short or no enrichment, contamination risk stays low enough to run your EMP in your own lab: no per-sample fees, no waiting on someone else's queue. In one business case, a plant saves over $200K a year with Elevia kits.
Workflow overview
Easy to implement. Results in the same shift.
Select your protocol — environmental or finished product — and get a simple workflow with a result in the same shift.
Straight from the swab. No enrichment, no waiting.
3 h
Full workflow time to results- 01~35 min
Extraction
Manual extraction on the bench or automatic extraction on the MultiEX 032 system — same 96-well output either way.
- 0295 mins
RT-qPCR
Elevia 1.1 reads RNA from viable Salmonella cells using fluorescent probes on FAM and HEX channels, validated on Bio-Rad and Analytik Jena real-time PCR systems.
- 03Automatic
Automated output
TxA reads the amplification curves and classifies each sample as positive or negative automatically, no manual transcription, no analyst subjectivity.
Implementation
Fewer instruments. Less space. Faster answers.
You need less than you think. Elevia 1.1 Salmonella runs on standard real-time PCR instruments — no proprietary hardware. See how little equipment you need, how little space it takes, and how simply the samples flow through it.
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Your AI-Powered ecosystem.
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Other Elevia kits.
All Elevia kits share the same technology, workflow and instruments. These detect additional targets in the same reaction.
Elevia 2.8 Salmonella spp. + Listeria spp.
Dual detection in a single reaction.
Elevia 2.9 Salmonella spp. + Enterobacteria
Pathogen + hygiene indicator in one run.
Total time to final result. Actual time varies with the selected surface protocol and, for food, with the sample matrix (based on a 25 g portion).
1 Food validation in progress — food matrices available second half of 2026.
2 Launching second half of 2026.
Procedures
Resources
Official documents and supporting materials in one place.
Contact
Expert support, end to end.
You're never on your own. From scope and lab setup to onboarding, validation, and first run, I'll align the implementation path for your plant and stay with you through it.