Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 18th April 2024 Issue no. 1110

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Seven hour total aerobic bacteria testing certified by AOAC-RI performance testing methods

Rapid hygiene and food safety testing systems manufacturer Hygiena, has been awarded Performance Tested Methods Certification by the AOAC Research Institute for MicroSnap Total - a test claimed to be the first to detect and enumerate total aerobic bacteria and give results within a working shift.

MicroSnap Total is a small, simple, low-cost detection system that detects down to 1-10 bacteria in seven hours, while detecting high numbers in as little as one - two hours. It can be applied to raw materials, finished products (solid and liquid) and environmental samples.

Processors can now collect samples at the beginning of a typical eight-hour shift and get results within seven hours to verify product quality or take corrective actions as necessary. Knowing results by the end of the working day allows businesses to react to contamination in a timely manner, and positively release products with confidence thus reducing inventory costs.

Preventative measures to control food safety and quality are recognised by all regulatory agencies and the US FDA Food Safety Modernisation Act places greater emphasis on environmental monitoring for food processors.

Accordingly, MicroSnap Total meets the needs of food processors for a rapid, convenient, and affordable environmental microbiology screening test kit.
MicroSnap Total is a two-device test platform consisting of both enrichment and detection devices. The entire assay is run from start to finish in seven hours with a 15 second read time. Compared to traditional plate count methods (giving results in two - three days), MicroSnap has a large dynamic range which means that material and labour costs of sample preparation and testing are reduced. Testing in-house is now simple and easy, giving timely results for better management and control with significant cost savings compared to contracting out.

MicroSnap devices are measured with Hygiena's EnSure Multi-functional Monitoring System, a luminometer also capable of measuring hygienic status from adenosine triphosphate (ATP), Enterobacteriaceae, Coliform, E.coli, alkaline phosphatase (for dairy pasteurisation), and acid phosphatase (raw meat and fish) test.

T: 01923 818821
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W: www.hygiena.net

30th April 2015