ICUMSA Method GS2-50 (2024)
Material: White Sugar
Analytes: Bacteria
Method Technique: Colony counting
Abstract:
This Method is applicable to white sugar only but may be appropriate for other products (if validation of use is performed) for the determination of thermophilic acidophilic bacteria (TAB) and guaiacol producing TAB. Enumeration of the organisms is performed after using either a pour plate or membrane filtration procedure and incubation at 45 °C for 5 days. The pour plate procedure is required only for non-filterable samples.
Online Access to ICUMSA Method GS2-50 (2024)
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