• Results in 3-5 days.
• Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
• No pH adjustment is required
• This plate has been awarded Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) #997.02 for food
Brand | 3M |
Cat. No | 6407, 6417 |
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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100 plates/case, 1000 plates/case
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Recommended Industry
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Bakery, Beverage & Bottled Water, Confectionery, Dairy, Eggs, Fruits & Vegetables, Grain & Oilseed Milling Sector, Meat, Nutraceuticals, Nuts, Poultry, Sauces & Spices, 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 Test
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This 3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plate is a sample-ready-culture medium system which contains nutrients supplmented with antibiotics, a cold-water-soluble gelling agent, and an indicator that facilitates yeast and mold enumeration.
Yeasts are easily differentiated from molds on the plate:
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.