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Elke Karches, QA-manager eckes granini deutschland GmbH
Changing consumer behaviour and a new legal position concerning throw away packaging have led Eckes Granini to reconsider their product range. All beverages which were filled in non-returnable glass bottles have been or are being replaced step by step by non-returnable PET-bottles. ...
...A time saving of 5 days could be achieved in comparison to conventional microbiology since the culture of microorganisms on plate culture is not needed.
Denis Solinas, QC Manager, Safety and Environment SPI Pharma Company
Specialised in the manufacture of raw materials for pharmaceutical industry,
SPI Pharma has recently set-up a rapid microbiology system based on flow cytometry
for the release control of non obligatory sterile pharmaceutical products. The
manufacturer describes in this article the different stages and the results of the
validation of this protocol allowing to obtain presence/absence results in 24 hours.
L'OREAL endorses Chemunex's D-Count microbial analyzer as an official worldwide testing method for end products
Van Bon Cold Stores laboraory
The recently installed BactiFlow enables Van Bon to obtain results within 30 minutes in a wide range of fruit and vegetable based products...
Sophie Verdier, Quality Control Laboratory Coca-Cola Midi
“The D-Count is
used in our quality control laboratory to
test fruit juice ingredients used in Coca-
Cola drinks produced in Europe. Due to
the acceleration of the logistic process
and the generalization of transport in
tankers, it became essential to reduce
analysis time from 5 days to 1 day.
Extract from Liquides et Conditionnement 10/2006- see the article