Innovative solutions for food safety professionals
3M Food Safety announces two new innovative solutions for food safety professionals , with the introduction of the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Reader Advanced and the 3M™ Environmental Scrub Sampler with 10 mL Wide Spectrum Neutralizer . The 3M Petrifilm Plate Reader Advanced helps improve lab productivity by giving food safety professionals new options to rapidly and accurately image , count and document microbiological colonies on 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates indicator tests , while the 3M Environmental Scrub Sampler with 10 mL Wide Spectrum Neutralizer is an innovative solution for environmental 66 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk microbial sampling applications designed for use with downstream detection methods such as 3M Petrifilm Plates and the 3M™ Molecular Detection System . These new launches are the latest in 3M ’ s recent string of innovations , which help optimize and modernize every step of the food safety testing process .
Food testing laboratories , whether at a food processor or a third-party contract laboratory , are under increasing pressure to handle additional testing volumes , achieve quicker results and turnaround time and reduce costs . A recent trend in the food safety industry is the adoption of automation solutions and technologies to streamline the testing process . Many food testing laboratories currently have low levels of food safety testing automation and consequently experience multiple pain points which automation can directly address – challenges related to human error and cross-contamination , as well as the need to reduce analysis time , improve accuracy , and increase productivity .
3M is known as a leader in food safety solutions ; capable of delivering best in class testing products and value-added support to customers .