Food and General Microbiology

 

Lab Services provided by the Food and General Microbiology Department 

Food Microbiology
  • Analysis of Raw, Cooked and Pre-packaged Foods/Beverages
  • Total Aerobic Plate Count
  • Enumeration of total Coliforms, Faecal Coliforms & E.coli
  • Enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus
  • Enumeration of Yeast and Moulds
  • Detection of Presumptive Salmonella spp

 Water Microbiology
  • Analysis of Potable,Tank ,Tap and Bottled Water /Recreational (Pool,Beach ,River,Well)Water 
  • Heterotrophic Plate Count using Membrane Filtration
  • Enumeration of Total Coliforms using Membrane Filtration
  • Enumeration of Faecal Coliforms & E.coli using Membrane Filtration
  • Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Enumeration of Yeast and Moulds
  • Enumeration of Enterococci by Membrane Filtration 

Efficacy of Detergents and Sanitizers  
(Microbiological Challenge Testing)

  • Exposure to different Microbe concentrations

 Swabs
  • Determining the contamination levels of Conveyors and Work Surfaces
  • Total Aerobic Plate Count
  • Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus
  • Enumeration of Yeasts and Moulds
  • Detection/Enumeration of Legionella 

Accreditation

The management system of CARIRI has been assessed and certified by SGS as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 for the following activities:Consulting, industrial research and testing and equipment design and development. CARIRI has been certified by SGS to the ISO 9001 standard since January 1999.

The laboratories of CARIRI have demonstrated compliance with the ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard, General criteria for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and have been accredited by the International 

Accreditation Service Inc. for the test methods listed in the scope of accreditation at IASonline.org.

CARIRI's laboratories have had a history of international accreditation since 1997.

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