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Microbiological Testing

SAITL performs a range of microbial analysis of milk samples, as well as testing water for E.Coli. Some of the tests we undertake, and their methods, are listed below:

Test Name	Method Used
Bacterial Estimate	Foss Bactoscan
APC/SPC	Plate Count
Grade Investigation	In house method
Coliforms	Plate Count
Thermodurics	Plate Count
Inhibitory Substances	Copan, Charm MRL, Delvo SP, SNAP Tetracycline, BSDA, Twinsensor
Foreign Matter	Filtration
Senses	In-house Sensory

Water Testing

Test Name	Method Used
Coliforms/E-Coli Absence/Presence	Readycult

All current testing is carried out according to SAITL's operating procedures ensuring they meet method requirements of IDF, NZTM, NZFSA and our IANZ Accreditation.