Polystyrene (breakable) shaft swab with viscose tip pre-moistened in neutralising buffer.
- Supplied in tube
- Recommended for: hygiene surveillance (HACCP) and environmental monitoring of most surfaces where chemical residue neutralisation is recommended
- Ideal for: whole sample analysis as all sample is contained on swab, food security from ′farm to fork′ scenarios, including TACCP validation, suitable for clinical and veterinary infection control settings, excellent recovery of organisms including: TVC, Listeria spp., Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae eg Salmonella spp, E.coli (E coli / ecoli / e. coli), Enterobacter, staphylococcus, klebsiella, E. coli Enterobacter, Enterobacter sakazakii
- Known limitations: analyse as soon as possible due to the small volume so to minimise sample dryout and organism loss, refrigeration will stabilise recovery of some organisms, not suitable for most fastidious organisms unless analysed immediately
- Sterilisation method: gamma irradiation to achieve a SAL of 10-6
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