3M™ Petrifilm™ Aqua Coliform Count Plates
• Results in 24 hours.
• Detects coliforms in bottled water.
• Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
• This plate has been awarded AOAC® Performance Tested Methods℠ (PTM) Certificate #091101 for bottled water
Description
Specifications
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| Cat. No | 6457, 6458 |
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Approved Environmental Marketing Claim (EMC)
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3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates provide a significantly more sustainable alternative to traditional agar tests for quantitative microbial indicator testing of food and beverages. Reducing: 66% Waste 75% Greenhouse Gas Emissions 76% Energy Use 79% Water, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates provide a sustainable alternative to traditional agar tests for microbial testing of food and beverages. Reducing: 66% Waste, 75% Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 76% Energy Use and 79% Water
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Product Type
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Test
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Quantity
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1000 plates/case, 50 plates/case
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Recommended Industry
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Bakery, Beverage & Bottled Water, Confectionery, Dairy, Eggs, Meat, Nutraceuticals, Pet Food & Animal Feed, Poultry, Seafood
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Storage Temperature
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Store at temperatures less than or equal to 8°C.
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Test Type
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Environmental, Environmental Test, Food & Beverage, Water Testing
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Details
- Results in 24 hours.
- Detects coliforms in bottled water.
- Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
- This plate has been awarded AOAC® Performance Tested Methods℠ (PTM) Certificate #091101 for bottled water
- compatible with membrane filtration systems
3M™ Petrifilm™ Aqua Coliform Count Plates are sample-ready media plates used to measure coliform levels and provide reliable test method for bottled water.
Each plate contains a water-soluble gelling agent, nutrients and indicators in a dry, shelf-stable format. The indicator dye colors all colonies red, and the top film traps the gas produced by the coliforms. Gas trapped around red coliform colonies indicates confirmed colonies.
The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Advantage
In today’s environment of heightened focus on food safety and increasingly stringent quality requirements, labs are under pressure to provide tests that are fast, reliable and consistently accurate. 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates have demonstrated consistent performance that has been cited globally with more than 200 certificates, recognitions, validations, and peer-review publications. For more than 30 years, food safety professionals around the world have put their trust in 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates. That’s because 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates have streamlined, standardized and simplified the process of microbial quantitative indicator testing, improving productivity and helping ensure the highest levels of product quality.
