Food Microbiology

Microbiological analysis is important to determine the safety and quality of food. More recently, advances in biotechnology have led to the development of "rapid methods" that minimize man effort, providing results in less time, thus reducing cost.

Infrastructure

• Fully automated ELISA system - Tecan Austria
• A walk away ELISA system with robotic features capable of running 10 different parameters at the same time
• 3M Petri film plate reader from 3M Inc USA
• State-of-the-art lab equipment from leaders like Labconco USA, Salvis Switzerland
• Fully automated autoclaves from Tuttnauer

broad parameters

• Hygiene Indicators
• Sanitation monitors
• Pathogen testing
• Atypical bacteria
• Fungi
• Parasites

OBIL capability matrix for food testing-Microbiology

Hygiene Indicators	Pathogens	Environmental pathogens	Allergens
Total plate count Total viable count Coliforms E.coli Yeasts Molds Lactic Acid bacteria Psychrophilic bacteria	E.coli 0157:H7 Salmonella Shigella Vibrio's Listeria Staphylococcus aureus yeasts Molds Pseudomonas Bacillus Cronobacter	Listeria Legionella Clostridia Atypical Bacteria	Albumin Peanut Gluten
Hygiene monitoring ATP tests for
Surface ATP Total ATP Free ATP