SUNNYVALE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2015 / The ongoing Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Arrayit Corporation (ARYC) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), "Rapid and Cost Effective Detection Technologies for Noroviruses and other Foodborne Pathogens," entitles Arrayit to an exclusive license to commercialize the technology.

Much of the food consumed in the United States, including 50% of the produce the US consumes during the winter months, is grown outside of the country. Arrayit and the USDA are expanding their food safety testing patent filings worldwide to include key food producing nations including Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, Mexico and Peru.

Arrayit and the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed a rapid, portable, cost-effective and high-throughput detection system for the surveillance of multiple bacterial and viral foodborne pathogens including Campylobacter, E. coli, hepatitis, Listeria, norovirus and Salmonella. Expanding the USDA's patent protection will allow commercial licensing opportunities for Arrayit in jurisdictions worldwide.

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