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Bio-Rad Acquires SafePath Food Testing Assets

Jan 16, 2009

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Bio-Rad Laboratories said today that it has purchased some of the assets of SafePath Laboratories' food diagnostics business for an undisclosed sum.

With the purchase, Bio-Rad acquired SafePath’s test kits for the Trichinella, Toxoplasma, and Salmonella pathogens.

SafePath develops and sells diagnostic tests for food safety and animal health, including tests for detecting food-borne bacteria and allergens.

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