3M™ Petrifilm™ Staph Express Count Plates

Staphylococcus aureus results in 24 hours

3M™ Petrifilm™ Staph Express Count Plates provide Staphylococcus aureus results. S. aureus appears as distinctive red-violet colonies. Other colonies have to be checked using the Staph express disk.

If you encounter high background flora in your staph testing, the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Staph Express Disk can be used to identify Staph aureus from all suspect 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.

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Benefits

Benefits

Results in 24 hours.
This plate has been awarded Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) #2003.07, #2003.8 and #2003.11 and NF VALIDATION certificates: 3M-01/9-04/03 A and 3M-01/9-04/03 B by AFNOR Certification.
Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates use 75% less energy, use 79% less water, produce 75% less greenhouse gases and result in 66% less waste (by weight and volume) compared to competitive agar methods.
Companies 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™
Manufacturing Segment	Hang, Packaging & Storage Testing, Raw Milk Reception, Ready-to-eat
Product code	6490, 6491
Quantity	50 plates/box, 500 plates/case
Recommended Industry	Bakery, Confectionary, Dairy, Eggs, Fruits & Vegetables, Meat, Pet Food & Animal Feed, Poultry, Seafood
Storage Temperature	Store at temperatures less than or equal to 8°C.
Test Type	Animal Feed, Pet Food

Required to use

Required to use

3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Yeast and Mold Spreader 6425, 2 per case

Spreads innoculum over uniform area.
Clear acrylic material allows the technician to observe and control spread.

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

The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Flat Spreader is compatible with the following 3M Petrifilm Plates: Rapid Aerobic Count Plates, Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plates, Rapid E. coli/Coliform Count Plates, Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plates, Staph Express Count Plates, Salmonella Express 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.