Quality Indicator Testing Devices
Quality indicators are organisms that are utilized to verify the overall quality or hygienic conditions of a product. Indicator organisms imply the presence of spoilage organisms and ecologically similar pathogens in food, water, or environment but don’t test for a specific pathogen. It also provides reliable and rapid information about a lapse in sanitation as required in good manufacturing practice (GMP), or a process failure.
INDICATOR ORGANISMS TESTING METHODS
Our collection of testing systems includes alternative and rapid culture media for fast and reliable indicator organisms testing results in a time-efficient method.
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The test can easily detect and enumerate indicator organisms in a wide range of food and beverage samples showing a growth performance equivalent to or better than other conventional solutions in the market.
MC-Media Pad® culture media
Our MC-Media Pad® convenient culture media tests are designed for indicator organism testing and hygiene monitoring in food and beverage production. The pads are coated with growth media and chromogenic substrates for specific detection, allowing faster results and improved read-outs. The color coding of the pads ensures fast and secure differentiation of the culture media at a glance. The MC-Media Pad® culture media are available to identify and isolate the contaminants such as.
- Aerobic microbes
- Coliform
- E. coli & Coliform
- Yeast & Mold
This convenient method complies with international food and beverage standards (AOAC® PTM, AOAC® OMA, ISO 16140-2) and is quality controlled with strain selection according to ISO 11133. The MC-Media Pad® improves your workflow and reduces storage space, incubation, and waste capacity. These ready-to-use pads are also suitable for a range of hygiene monitoring applications such as air monitoring, surface monitoring, and personnel monitoring.
SimPlate® test
SimPlate® test is a quantitative counting method that provides easy-to-interpret results for key groups of indicator organisms in complex food and environmental sample matrices that are challenging for other rapid methods. The combination of premeasured media and patented plating device offers accurate, easy-to-read results faster than the traditional methods. The SimPlate® system along with Binary Detection Technology™ represents the technological advancement in counting methods. It simplifies the workflow, limits interference, and delivers single-plate results compared to other plating methods. SimPlate® tests have been validated by international standards (AOAC®/MicroVal®).
Related Resources
- Brochure: SimPlate® Method
The SimPlate® system with Binary Detection Technology™ offers faster, more accurate results than traditional counting methods by combining pre-measured media and a patented plating device.
- Brochure: MC-Media Pad® Convenient Culture Media Pads
The MC-Media Pad® enables rapid and convenient routine testing for microbial contaminations in food and beverage products. Coated with a growth medium and chromogenic substrates, the pads offer faster results and improved readout. The capillary action ensures even liquid spread, reducing contamination risk. It complies with international standards and undergoes quality control according to ISO 11133.
- Application Note: How to Test Difficult Matrices with MC-Media Pad®
The MC-Media Pad is a convenient method for swift routine testing of microbial contamination in food and beverage samples at all stages of production. It comprises ready-to-use pads for total count and specific detection and enumeration of indicator organisms.
- Application Note: Suitability of MC-Media Pad® for Hygiene Monitoring
This study shows that the MC Media Pad® is suitable for a range of hygiene monitoring applications. The study focused on usage of MC‑Media Pad® in passive air, personnel and surface monitoring in comparison to standard test methods.
- Article: MC-Media Pad® – Validation Summary
This article will focus on results obtained for MC-Media Pad RAC, MC-Media Pad Coliform, MC-Media Pad E. coli & Coliform & MC-Media Pad Yeast & Mold.
- Protocol: Comparison of MC-Media Pad® with Different Convenience Solution Products
Comparison of MC-Media Pad® with different convenience solution products for indicator organism testing
Web Tools
- Conversion Table: Relationship of MC-Media Pad E. coli & Coliform Plate Results with the Most Probable Number Method (MPN)
The MC-Media Pad E. coli & Coliform method is validated by the AOAC Research Institute. It can serve as an alternative to the MPN method. A study has been conducted to establish a table showing the relationship between MPN results and MC-Media Pad E. coli & Coliform counts.
- ISO 11133:2014 Quality Culture Media for Food/Water Testing
EN ISO 11133:2014 standard mandatory for microbiological testing labs, ensuring quality in media preparation and testing.
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