Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia, Clostridium perfringens Enumeration in Beef Proficiency Test

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Product Specification

Proficiency Test Information
Product Code Proficiency Test Matrix Approx. Size
FMOE6-MRP2

M306e06

Beef

equivalent to 10 g

Analytes

Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium spp., Sulphite Reducing Clostridia (SRC)

Comments

Enumeration Test

Test Description

Microbiological contamination of food can cause a range of sickness symptoms, the most extreme of which can result in hospitalisation, contamination can also cause food spoilage. Contamination can result from raw ingredients, poor sanitation or hygiene practices, or inappropriate storage conditions.

This quantitative proficiency test evaluates your testing ability for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens in beef.

Clostridium perfringens has been found to cause a large amount of food poisoning when consumed, although they can be consumed without any harm caused. Although this is the case it important to highlight any high levels of contamination within a range of foodstuffs offered to consumers.

Microbiological contamination of food can cause a range of sickness symptoms, the most extreme of which can result in hospitalisation, contamination can also cause food spoilage. Contamination can result from raw ingredients, poor sanitation or hygiene practices, or inappropriate storage conditions.  As such extensive testing abilities are required to highlight any unsafe foodstuffs.

Beef is consumed in large numbers around the globe, and as such is produced in vast amounts. This can result in contamination risks due to poor hygiene practices, as well as wider manufacture and storage issues. It is therefore important to highlight any potentially unsafe foodstuffs being offered to consumers through the use of your effective testing practices.

Proficiency testing activities from Fapas can safeguard your testing practice, from which to highlight any areas of improvement which you may have within your current routine testing arrangement. It is therefore vital to complete Fapas proficiency tests to ensure regulators are satisfied of your quality assurance efforts, as well as ensuring your customers receive accurate, repeatable test results.

Fapas Food Microbiology proficiency test samples combine the test organisms into real food matrices or swabs, together with background flora to fully represent real-world samples.

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