3M Food Safety announced today that its new 3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Yeast
and Mold Count Plate has received certification (#121301) from the AOAC
Research Institute’s Performance Tested MethodsSM (PTM)
Program.
The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Yeast and Mold Plate was first introduced in
September 2013 as an indicator test that enables the detection of yeasts
and molds in as little as 48 hours, faster than conventional agar
methods. The AOAC-PTM certification validates 3M’s innovative test as
equivalent to or better than standard reference methods for enumerating
yeast and mold within food products including yogurt, sour cream,
almonds, sliced apples, frozen bread dough, ready-made pie, sandwiches,
dehydrated soup, fermented salami, and frozen ground beef patties.
The AOAC Research Institute bases certification of methods on
independent study results demonstrating that a given method meets the
claims expressed in package inserts. Specific studies performed as part
of this certification involved robustness, inclusivity/exclusivity, and
lot-to-lot/stability as well as comparison tests with FDA BAM and ISO
reference methods.
“Easier colony interpretation and faster time to results are benefits
that our food processing customers have quickly appreciated and been
able to see before their very eyes since we introduced this new product
in the fall,” said Eric Amann, global marketing manager with 3M Food
Safety. “That said, having the affirmation that comes from AOAC Research
Institute’s rigorous testing program provides another level of meaning
and is exceptionally reassuring.”
3M Food Safety developed the new plate to expand the 3M Petrifilm
technology that has become a worldwide standard due to its reliability
and simplicity since being introduced 30 years ago. The technology has
been rigorously tested to perform well on both low and high water
activity foods, and will be especially useful for processors of grain,
fruit and dairy products where yeast and mold control is particularly
important. This new plate offers food processors a simplified solution
for inoculation along with an easy, consistent way to interpret and
enumerate colonies.
For more information, visit www.3M.com/foodsafety/RYMAOACPTM.
AOAC RI, based in Gaithersburg, MD, is a subsidiary of AOAC
International, a globally recognized, independent, not-for-profit
association founded in 1884. AOAC serves communities of the analytical
sciences by providing the tools and processes necessary to develop
voluntary consensus standards or technical standards through stakeholder
consensus and working groups in which the fit-for-purpose and method
performance criteria are established and fully documented. AOAC provides
a science-based solution and its Official Methods of Analysis gives
defensibility, credibility and confidence in decision-making. AOAC
Official Methods are accepted and recognized worldwide.
3M Food Safety is a leader of innovative solutions that help the
food and beverage industries optimize the quality and safety of their
products to enable consumer protection. At every step, 3M Food Safety
provides solutions that help mitigate risk, improve operational
efficiencies and impact the bottom line. For more information, visit www.3M.com/foodsafety
or follow @3M_FoodSafety
on Twitter.
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thousands of ingenious products. Its culture of creative collaboration
inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life
better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With
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