OmniLytics Reports That FDA Amends Food Additive Regulations To Allow For Bacteriophage Use

Salt Lake City, UT - OmniLytics reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a final rule in the Federal Register amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a bacteriophage preparation on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products as an antimicrobial agent against Listeria monocytogenes.

"With Food & Water Safety being one of our five key markets, this allows us to move forward with our commercialization of bacteriophage-based solutions for Listeria. In addition to Listeria, we are also working towards commercialization of bacteriophage solutions for E. coli, Campylobacter and Salmonella," said Justin Reber, President and CEO of OmniLytics.

Harmful bacteria cause significant losses to meat and poultry producing and packing companies, in addition to potential illness for consumers. The use of a safe bacteriophage solution will provide greater assurance to both the producer and the consumer that bacterial contamination has been removed and that no toxic residues have been left on the food, according to OmniLytics.

SOURCE: OmniLytics Inc.