Microbiology: Rapid Detection - Food & Beverage

Monitoring Microbiological Contamination Presents a Challenge

Beverage manufacturing processes are prone to yeast, mold, and bacterial contamination. Microbial management of each batch during the manufacturing process is critical to provide the highest quality to the public. Monitoring contamination build-up is especially important after flash pasteurization or aseptic filling steps, yet testing can be difficult to perform quickly and safely. Traditional detection methods take about five to seven days to obtain the final result. Current rapid detection methods require highly trained and skilled technicians. Millipore’s Milliflex Rapid Microbiology Detection and Enumeration System changes everything–providing easy, accurate, reliable detection of microbial contamination in hours instead of days.

Millipore’s Rapid Microbiology Detection Portfolio Provides Your Solution

The Milliflex Rapid Microbiology system produces Colony Forming Unit (CFU) test results that correlate with traditional methods, such as membrane filtration and pour plates.
The rapid detection method is easy to operate and validate.
Millipore provides excellent customer service both before and after your purchase, offering feasibility studies, method development, and IQ/OQ and PQ validation protocols and validation services including PQ consultancy. Maintenance agreements are available to ensure the optimal performance and longevity of your system.
The semi-automated equipment is simple to use and requires limited maintenance.
The Milliflex Rapid Microbiology system is sensitive, detecting and counting microorganisms down to 1 CFU per sample.
Using the Milliflex Rapid Microbiology system reduces the time to result by a factor of four to five compared to traditional microbiology methods.

Milliflex Quantum System Permits Reliable Identification After Detection

The convenient system uses industry-standard membrane filtration techniques and a rapid enzymatic fluorescent staining method for the quantitative detection of viable and culturable microorganisms in filterable samples. It combines simplicity, ease-of-use, and cost-effectiveness to monitor microbiological contamination in final products, different waters (including water for injection), raw materials, and environmental samples.

The detection method uses non-destructive technology, allowing the operator to identify, using any identification technology, the potential contaminants present in the sample if needed.
The affordable rapid technology can be implemented with limited financial risk.
The Milliflex Quantum system produces Colony Forming Unit (CFU) test results that perfectly correlate with traditional microbiology methods, facilitating implementation of the rapid method.
The semi-automated equipment is simple to use and requires limited maintenance.
The Milliflex Quantum system is sensitive, detecting and counting microorganisms down to 1 CFU per sample.
Using the Milliflex Quantum system reduces the time to result by a factor of three to four compared to traditional microbiology methods.
Millipore provides excellent customer service pre-sales and post-sales, like feasibility studies, method development, IQ/OQ/PQ protocols and validation services including PQ consultancy. Maintenance agreements are available to ensure the optimal performance and longevity of your system.

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