3M™ Petrifilm™ High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plate

Low Detection Levels of Coliforms

3M™ Petrifilm™ High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plate is a sample-ready-culture medium system which contains modified Violet Red Bile (VRB) nutrients, cold-water-soluble gelling agent and a tetrazolium indicator that facilitates colony enumeration.

By accomodating a 5mL sample, the 3M™ Petrifilm™ High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plate allows for the detection of low levels of coliforms in 24 hours. This allows a 1-coliform-per gram sensitivity if a 1:5 dilution of product is made. A 2-coliform-per-gram sensitivity is achieved if a 1:10 dilution is used. Whether testing milk, ice cream, cheese or other food product, testing labs can benefit from labour saving of 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates. These plates reduce overall testing costs and allow producers to easily conform to higher sensitivity standards.

3M™ Petrifilm™ High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates may be especially well-suited for use in facilities producing dairy products, where regulation and strict internal quality standards demand a high-sensitivity test that can deliver results quickly and accurately.

The interpretation of Coliform colonies on 3M™ Petrifilm™ HSCC plates varies by method depending on the reference method followed.

Coliform results in 24hours
Unique plate design to trap the gas produced by coliforms
Awarded Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) #996.02 for Dairy products & NF Validation Certificate: 3M01/07-03/99 for Human Food products by AFNOR Certification

Fast, accurate results in 24 hours with three easy steps: –