Product category:
Culture media
News Release from: Lab M | Subject: Letheen Agar and Broth
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 21 July 2006
Culture media assure adequate
disinfection
Media specialist Lab M provides an extensive range of neutralising media for use in monitoring effectiveness of a CIP sanitisation programme and determining the bactericidal activity of disinfectants
Letheen media are formulated to neutralise all commonly used antiseptics and disinfectants - quaternary ammonium compounds, phenols, hexachlorophene, formalin and ethanol Culturing from routine hygiene swabs taken from surfaces and processing or packaging machinery offers a straightforward assessment of the effectiveness of the sanitisation - and prevents the risk of disinfectant carry-over from the hygiene swab affecting the results
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 25 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lab M Letheen Agar and Broth (Lab185/Lab184) are supplied in dehydrated form.
Reconstitution and preparation is uncomplicated, resulting in a straw coloured medium with a clear appearance that aids visual inspection.
In addition, for manufacturers preparing the antiseptics and disinfectants used in the food industry, Lab M's Dey and Engley neutralising agar, broth and broth base (Lab188/Lab187/Lab186) provides a comprehensive solution for the determination of bactericidal activity and setting target concentrations for these compounds.
By completely neutralising a broad spectrum of antimicrobial chemicals, Lab M's media avoid false negatives arising from disinfectant carry-over.
Consequently, Lab M media delivers more reliable results than traditional alternatives such as thiosulphate-based Ringer's media.
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