Patent ID: 7527765
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: G01N,Y02A,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A food testing device for testing for the presence of harmful contaminants in a food sample, comprising: a substrate having top, bottom and side portions; holding well within and opening from the top of said substrate; sample well within and opening from the top of said substrate, said sample well being spaced apart from and adjacent to said holding well; a disposable sample container for holding a food sample; said sample well being adapted for receiving said sample container; a mechanical liquefier including a blade assembly; said holding well being configured to receive and store said liquefier during inoperative states of said food testing device; a hinge mechanism having one end secured to said liquefier, and another end secured into said substrate between said liquefier and said sample well, said hinge mechanism being adapted for rotating said liquefier from said holding well to said sample well, for positioning said blade assembly within said disposable sample container, for liquefying a food sample contained in said sample container; and a test supply compartment integral with the substrate for storing at least one test assay, the test assay comprising at least one assay reagent having an affinity for at least one harmful contaminant, and capable of both detecting the presence of the harmful contaminant in the liquefied food sample, and producing a visual cue upon recognition of the harmful contaminant.