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3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plates

The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plate can differentiate and enumerate yeast and mold in 3-5 days.

The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast & Mold Count Plate identifies food borne yeast and mold in your food products and in your food processing environment. Yeast are easily differentiated from molds on the plate. Fast, Accurate, Results in 3-5 days 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 - Yeast are typically indicated by small, blue-green colonies with defined edges and no foci. Molds are indicated by large, variably-colored colonies with diffuse edges and center foci. A built in grid facilitates counting colonies, giving you fast, precise and accurate results.

Catalog #	Product	Description	MSDS
6407	3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plates 6407	100 plates/box, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plates (YM) for yeast and mold population determination.
6417	3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plates 6417	1000 plates/case, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plates (YM) for yeast and mold population determination.

Benefits

3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast &Mold Count Plates are proven as reliable as Antibiotic-supplemented Potato Dextrose Agar (APDA), and antibiotic-supplemented plate count agar, 3M Petrifilm Yeast and Mold Count Plates for the foods tested. Their exclusive sample-ready design features a film coated with nutrients and gelling agents, so there’s no need for the addition of antibiotics or tartaric acid.

Results in 3 to 5 days. A built in grid facilitates counting colonies, giving you fast, precise and accurate results.

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%.

By using labor-saving 3M Petrifilm Plates, you’ll have time to monitor your process more frequently.

The end result is better process control, a higher quality product and an overall reduction in operational costs.

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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