This award highlights technologies that meaningfully improve hygiene assurance, reduce risk, and advance global cleaning standards. While traditional ATP-only testing measures one molecule, which degrades quickly during cleaning, heat, or stress, the A3 system measures total adenylates (ATP+ADP+AMP), offering a far more sensitive indication of surface cleanliness without changing the workflow teams already know.

For food processors, the impact is practical: better alignment with microbiological results, fewer “ATP pass / failed micro” inconsistencies, and stronger program confidence in high-risk areas like RTE, meat and dairy.

As Kikkoman’s newest North American distributor, Luminultra is proud to help bring this award-winning technology to food processors across Canada and the U.S. Our role is to support adoption by bringing market awareness, technical expertise, validation guidance, and integration into existing sanitation and environmental monitoring programs.

This recognition marks an important shift in the industry: higher-sensitivity verification is becoming the new expectation for food safety. With Kikkoman’s innovative A3 technology being supplied by microbial expert Luminultra, that step forward is now accessible for North American food processors.

If you’d like to learn more or see how total adenylate testing compares to ATP-only methods, our team is here to support you. Contact us today to get started.