Food Microbiological Testing

Test items include but are not limited to:

➢ Food contamination level testing

• Determination of the total number of colonies
• Determination of the total number of Escherichia coli

➢ Pathogenic bacteria testing

• Salmonella
• Campylobacter jejuni/ Larry
• Escherichia coli STEC, including O157
• Shigella
• Listeria
• Legionella pneumophila
• Vibrio
• Clostridium perfringens
• Bacillus cereus
• Cronobacterium (Enterobacter sakazakii)
• Campylobacter
• Staphylococcus aureus

➢ Microbiological identification service

Identify the species and serotypes of microorganisms for you to help you offset the economic losses caused by eating organisms.

Technologies that can be provided but not limited to:

• ATP bioluminescence technology: Mainly used for counting live bacteria.
• Microcalorimeter technology: The heat changes of bacteria at different stages of reproduction are used to detect the bacteria.
• PCR Technology: Amplification of specific DNA fragments. High technical sensitivity, high target specificity, high microbial detection rate.
• Microarray technique: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of microbe in sample by hybridization reaction between microarray labeled gene probe and oligonucleotide.
• Immunomagnetic microsphere technology: Immunomagnetic microsphere technology is a kind of magnetic microsphere with monoclonal antibody coupled on its surface. Its main features are small pore size, superparamagnetic, etc., which can effectively separate and enrich pathogenic microorganisms.
• Enzyme-linked immunosorbent Technology: Determination of microorganisms by specific antigen-antibody immune responses and enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
• Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technology (GC-MS)
• Ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)

Advantages of Microbiological Testing Platform

• Microbiological testing can be performed in all substrates, including meat, fish, dairy, beverages, fruits and vegetables, grains and nuts, ingredients and additives, animal feed, food contact materials, etc.
• One-stop service platform. Technical advice is readily available.
• Professional platform. Strict quality control to ensure the accuracy of results.