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How Easy it is to Switch to Hygiena® EnSURE® Touch
How Easy it is to Switch to Hygiena® EnSURE® Touch
Posted in: Hygiene Monitoring, Food Production and Safety, Microbiology, Hygiena, Environmental Monitoring, Beverage Manufacture, Food manufacturing
08-08-2023
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Why the EnSURE® Touch? There is no denying that ATP systems are essential tools for food safety and quality control....

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Our dear colleague..
Our dear colleague..
Posted in: Uncategorized
10-07-2023
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💔 It is with profound sadness that I share the heartbreaking news of the passing of our dear colleague and friend,...

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Dental Practice: Protein Residue swabbing for Hygiene Verification
Dental Practice: Protein Residue swabbing for Hygiene Verification
Posted in: Hygiene Monitoring, Hygiena, Environmental Monitoring
30-05-2023
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Protein residue hygiene verification can provide several benefits to a dental practice in terms of having a reliable...

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Water Activity (aw) - how it affects food manufacturing.
Water Activity (aw) - how it affects food manufacturing.
Posted in: Food Production and Safety, Microbiology, Food manufacturing
04-04-2023
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When choosing a water activity (aw) meter, you should consider factors such as accuracy, range, ease of use,...
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Which Type of Centrifuge is best suited for your business needs?
Which Type of Centrifuge is best suited for your business needs?
Posted in: Dairy, Beverage Manufacture, Laboratory, Centrifuge, Food manufacturing
21-03-2023
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Which Type of Centrifuge is the best suited for your business needs? In this guide, we will discuss the different...
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Boost Your Labs Productivity While Meeting Sustainability Goals

88 Views Posted on: 23-06-2017
 
Investing in long-term, sustainability solutions is becoming a growing focus for companies across the country. As important as environmental sustainability is to the planet, economic viability is just as critical for your business. 3M Petrifilm PlatesWith significant productivity and performance advantages over traditional agar plates, 3M Petrifilm Plates have become the standard process of microbial indicator ‘and spoilage organism’ testing for companies all over the world.

Invest in Sustainability

By using agar dishes for microbial indicator testing you are missing an opportunity to not only boost your lab's productivity and accuracy but also to help meet your company's sustainability goals. A study* compared the environmental impacts of 3M Petrifilm Plates with traditional agar methods and found that Petrifilm Plates:
  • Use 75% less energy
  • Use 79% less water
  • Produce 75% fewer greenhouse gases
  • Produce 66% less waste (by weight and volume)
To see how much more eco-friendly you can be with 3M Petrifilm plates, head over to the sustainability calculator and enter the amount of agar plate tests you run each week. The innovative Petrifilm range offers a fast, easy to use, reliable and accurate disposable microbiological counting system. Over 15 different plates are available, including: For more information on 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates and how they can save you time in your lab, please contact our team on 01924 444577 or email hello@gemscientific.co.uk
 
Tags : 3m, Count plates, Eco-friendly, Food production, Food safety, Gem scientific, Microbiological testing, Petrifilm, Sustability, Sustainable
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