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3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count Plates

In as few as 22 hours, the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count Plate identifies coliform levels in raw materials, in-process/finished product, and plant environment/equipment.

The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count plate results in 24 hours providing an indication of sanitation or processing issues. Fast, Accurate, Results in as few as 22 hours with three easy steps:
1) Inoculate - 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates are easy to inoculate. Lift the top film and add sample
2) Incubate - The space saving design maximizes incubator space and
3) Enumerate - Confirmed coliforms are red colonies which are associated with gas bubbles. This 3M Petrifilm Plate can also be read in 4 seconds using the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Reader.

Catalog #	Product	Description	MSDS
6410	3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count Plates 6410	50 plates/box, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count Plates (CC) for total coliform enumeration.
6416	3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count Plates 6416	1000 plates/case, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count Plates (CC) for total coliform enumeration.

Benefits

3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count Plates are sample-ready to use at any time to streamline your testing process. The indicator dye and built in grid allows fast accurate identification of colonies. No tubes or overlays are required to achieve a confirmed result.

By using labor-saving 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates, you’ll have time to monitor critical control points more often.

Increased technician labor productivity. Reduced costs.

A survey of 274 plants who converted to 3M Petrifilm Plates from traditional agar methods found an average labor savings of 45% and an average increased technician efficiency of 80%.

Our full line of easy-to-use 3M Petrifilm Plates can provide you with many benefits over traditional methods:

Accurate results in three easy steps: inoculate, incubate and count

Improved efficiency

Reduced labor costs

Standardization of methodology

Consistent and reliable test results

Reliability you can count on.
When you use 3M products, you gain an international partner that has the resources to support you.

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