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3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates are made for today’s food science.
The global food safety landscape is continuously changing. Are you keeping up? Unlike traditional agar methods, 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates are ready to use — no prep required. Each slim pack offers consistent, uniform testing media. Just open it up and get right to work. Find new freedom with time to focus on what’s really important: quality and efficiency. It’s time to take a fresh look at food safety.
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- Ready to use — reduce or eliminate time-consuming agar prep
- Proven testing methods for consistent, reliable results
- Compact size uses less storage/incubator space
Explore the rest of the 3M™ Petrifilm™ family
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Advance your lab’s productivity with automated plate enumeration in 6 seconds or less.
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Get reliable consistency and results two times faster than traditional methods.
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Reliable consistency and fast results with 3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Plates.
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3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Plates produce results two times faster than traditional methods, so you can confidently make time-sensitive decisions.
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Time to result: 48-72 hours
Methods for Testing:
- Environmental
- Raw materials
- Semi-finished goods
- Finished goods
Certifications & Validations:
- AOAC® PTM Performance Tested Method℠
- AOAC® OMA Official Method of Analysis℠
- NF VALIDATION by AFNOR Certification
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Time to result: 14 hours
Methods for Testing:
- Environmental
- Raw materials
- Semi-finished goods
- Finished goods
Certifications & Validations:
- AOAC® OMA Official Method of Analysis℠
- NF VALIDATION by AFNOR Certification
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Time to result: 24 hours
Methods for Testing:
- Environmental
- Raw materials
- Semi-finished goods
- Finished goods
Certifications & Validations:
- AOAC® PTM Performance Tested Method℠
- AOAC® OMA Official Method of Analysis℠
- NF VALIDATION by AFNOR Certification
- NCIMS
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Time to result: 18-24 hours
Methods for Testing:
- Environmental
- Raw materials
- Semi-finished goods
- Finished goods
Certifications & Validations: In progress
How to use 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates.
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1. InoculateEliminate media prep — plates are ready to inoculate.
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2. IncubateA compact incubator is all you need.
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3. InterpretIndicator dyes facilitate colony counting.
3M™ Petrifilm™ Product Instructions
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates: Certifications & Validations.
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Third-party validations such as AOAC confirm that the method has been scrutinized to prove that it is reliable, repeatable and has performed equal to or better than the reference method to which it was compared.
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AOAC® Performance Tested Method℠ (PTM)
Confirms that the method has been tested in an independent laboratory. The method is reviewed yearly to ensure that there have been no changes to the method or quality assurance testing.
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AOAC® Official Method of Analysis℠ (OMA)
Ensures that the method will perform as stated in the instructions for use and that the method has been thoroughly tested in a collaborative study. Such collaboratively studied methods can then be included in Federal Code of Regulations, and federal agencies such as the FDA and USDA can add them to their code of approved methods, adding to the customer’s confidence in the product.
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NF VALIDATION by AFNOR Certification
Methods carrying the NF mark have been thoroughly tested in a rigorous protocol that includes a method comparison and a collaborative study carried out by a certified expert laboratory. Also includes regular audits of manufacturing sites. NF certificate is valid for four years, then reevaluated and renewed, giving the customer confidence that the product’s performance remains consistent year after year.
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