3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plates Receive AFNOR Certification

3M Food Safety’s Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plates have received AFNOR Certification by NF Validation (Certificate Reference No. 3M 01/17 – 11/16). The 3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plates had previously received validation through the AOAC Performance Tested MethodsS and AOAC Official Methods of Analysis programs.

The validation for the 3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plates certifies that the plates are equivalent to or better than the reference method when it comes to enumerating aerobic microorganism levels in dairy products.

The 3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plate detects and enumerates aerobic bacteria in one day for most food matrices and environmental samples, the company said, adding that the technology, released in 2015, uses proprietary indicator technology to facilitate efficient counting of aerobic bacteria colonies, helping food companies maximize worker productivity, make intelligent cleaning decisions and improve the quality and safety of their products.

“The Rapid Aerobic Count Plates are sample-ready, which can eliminate the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing agar plates,” said Jason Semerad, 3M Food Safety global marketing manager. “The plates are also compatible with the recently updated 3M Petrifilm Plate Reader for consistent, fast and efficient automated reading and recording of results.”

The award-winning 3M Petrifilm technology is also a sustainable solution, using 75% less energy, 79% less water, producing 75% less greenhouse gases and resulting in 66% less waste (by weight and volume) than agar methods, the company said.

To obtain AFNOR Certification by NF Validation, an expert laboratory initially confirmed the technology’s effectiveness versus conventional testing methods. Subsequently, 18 different labs spanning seven countries conducted collaborative testing to confirm the method’s robustness. For more information on the 3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plates, visit the product pages at http://bit.ly/2glSpcI.