3M™ Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates

Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae in the food, beverage and bottled water industries

3M™ Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates provide a cost-effective, convenient and reliable method for testing equipment, raw materials, food products and manufacturing environmental samples and bottled water testing

3M™ Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates enable you to quickly determine potential sources of contamination. This plate enumerates all coliforms as well as potential pathogens such as Salmonella, Shigella and Yersini.

The 3M Petrifilm Enterobacteriaceae Count Plate can also be read using the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Reader which provides consistent, fast, automated reading and recording of results of 3M Petrifilm Plates (Aerobic Count, Rapid Aerobic Count, Coliform Count, E. coli/Coliform Count, Enterobacteriaceae Count and Select E. coli Count ) in 4 seconds.

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.

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Benefits

Benefits

Results in 24 hours.
Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
Can be used with the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Reader for consistent, fast, automated reading and recording of results.
This plate has been awarded Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) #2003.01 for selected foods and NF VALIDATION certificate: 3M 01/6-09/97 for All human food products, Animal feed and Industrial environmental samples by AFNOR Certification.
Food processors and Contract labs worldwide trust 3M Petrifilm Plates to provide accurate, efficient, consistent results.

Specifications

Specifications


Approved Environmental Marketing Claim (EMC)	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
Brand	Petrifilm™
Quantity	1000 per case/50 per box
Manufacturing Segment	Environmental Monitoring, Packaging & Storage Testing, Raw Milk Reception
Recommended Industry	Beverage & Bottled Water, Dairy, Eggs, Fruits & Vegetables, Meat, Nutraceuticals, Pet Food & Animal Feed, Poultry, Prepared & Processed Foods, Seafood
Test Type	Environmental, Food & Beverage

Required to use

Required to use

3M™ Petrifilm™ Spreader 12-2376-7436-6, Bulk

Design easily spreads inoculum over uniform area.
The spreader is reusable and does not contact plating surface or sample.
Clear acrylic material allows the technician to observe and control spread.
Easy to use tool

This 3M™ Petrifilm™ Spreader is an easy-to-use tool designed to quickly and evenly distribute inoculum within the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate.

This spreader is compatible with the following 3M Petrifilm Plates: Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, Rapid Coliform Count Plates, Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Count Plates, Aqua Coliform Count Plates and Aqua Heterotrophic Count Plates. Once the sample has been prepared, the top film is lifted from the 3M Petrifilm Plate to expose the inoculation area and the diluted sample is added. The technician places the film onto the sample then uses the spreader to distribute the sample. The clear acrylic construction of the spreader allows the technician to ensure proper inoculum distribution.