Dear Shahul Hameed:
Please visit this US FDA website-Bacteriological Analytical Manual: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ebam/bam-3.html. The incubation time and temperature given as 48 ± 2 h at 35°C for calculating aerobic plate count and the author has mentioned the procedure conforms to AOAC Official Methods of Analysis.
Best Regards
R Lakshmanan
PhD Research Student (Food Science)
Centre for Food Quality
Dept of Bioscience
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow G1 1XW, UK
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Shahul Hameed <peershahul@hotmail.com> wrote:
Dear List,
Is the recommended incubation temperature for Total plate count or Total viable count for fish products analysis is 35 deg C for 48 hrs or 30 deg C for 72 hr? I would like to know what the AOAC method and Codex Alimentarius says on this.
I appreciate your assistance.
Best Regards,
Shahul Hameed,
Nile Perch Fisheries Ltd,
P.O.Box: 1753,
Mwanza, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 28 2570431
Fax: +255 25 2570430
Mobile: +255 748 920899
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