Water Microbiology

Water Used in Food Production Must Conform to Drinking Water Standards

Total viable count @ 37ºc

Total viable count @ 22ºc

Coliform Count

E.coli

C.perfringens

Pseudomonas

S.aureus

Enterococci

Legionella

 

ACCREDITED TEST METHODS USED IN OUR LABORATORY FOR WATER MICROBIOLOGY

Legionella	= SOP-MB-021: Detection of Legionella using filtration and/or Centrifugation
T.V.C @ 37ºc	= SOP-MB-022: Ennumeration of Total Viable Organisms - Colony Count Technique @ 37ºc & 22ºc
T.V.C @ 22ºc	= SOP-MB-022: Ennumeration of Total Viable Organisms - Colony Count Technique @ 37ºc & 22ºc
Coliform Count	= SOP-MB-023: Ennumeration of Presumptive Coliforms - Membrane Filtration @ 37ºc
E. coli	= SOP-MB-024: Ennumeration of Escherichia coli - Membrane Filtration @ 44ºc
Pseudomonas	= SOP-MB-025: Ennumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Membrane Filtration @ 37ºc
C. perfringens	= SOP-MB-026: Ennumeration of sulphite-reducing Clostridia &Clostridium perfringens
Enterococci	= SOP-MB-027: Ennumeration of Faecal Streptococci by Membrane Filtration
S. aureus	= SOP-MB-028: Ennumeration of Staphylococcus aureus by Membrane Filtration @ 30ºc

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