Biogroup Microbiology laboratories offer the detection and identification of a wide range of microorganisms in any food or water sample such as:

Total Aerobic Mesophilic Count
Total Coliforms
Generic E.coli
E. Coli 0157:H7
Salmonella sp.
Listeria monocytogenes
Staphylococcus aureus Coagulase positive
Fungi and Yeasts
Other validated microbiological tests include:

Bacillus cereus
Campylobacter sp.
Clostridium sp.
Rope sp.
Shigella sp.
Yersinia sp.
Fecal strep/enterococcus
Mesophilic and thermophilic spore count
Pseudomonas sp.
US Methods
Rapid Testing
Rapid Listeria assay (BAX)
Rapid Salmonella assay (BAX)
USDA FSIS Methods (BAX)
E. Coli 0157:H7 (BAX)
Rapid S. aureus

Sampling and Inspection Area

Biogroup not only has the necessary equipment and human material to carry out microbiological determinations of food, but also monitoring personnel trained exclusively in food sampling, hence it offers:

Bromatological control in company and industrial canteens
Sampling of food prepared by food companies, supermarkets and restaurants
Sampling of raw materials and finished products from food industries
Sampling for the microbiological control of handlers, utensils and surfaces in food processing plants, supermarkets, restaurants and institutional food establishments

ANALYSIS METHODS

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (American Water Works Association/American Public Works Association/Water Environment Federation)ISO (International Organization for Standardization)AOAC (Association Of Analytical Communities)FDA (Food and Drug Administration)ICMSF (International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods)AFNOR (Association française de Normalisation)USP (U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention)BP (British Pharmacopoeia)FNA (Argentine National Pharmacopoeia)