Detect Biofilms fast using Indicon gel.

Today’s food processing and food service facilities must take extra precautions to protect against unseen microbial threats.

Some species of bacteria, including pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jejuni, and Salmonella, are capable of forming biofilms on surfaces of foods and food processing equipment.

A biofilm is a thin layer of densely packed microbial cells encapsulated within a polymer matrix of proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. It can be composed of cells of a single species or multiple species.  Biofilms offer benefits to bacteria, protecting them from the effects of antimicrobial compounds, chemical stresses, and physical stresses; decreasing the potential for dehydration; and facilitating the exchange of nutrients, metabolites, and genetic material. In simple terms the Biofilm offers a protective 'home' for the bacteria to survive.

Biofilms pose a hazard to the food industry because they are invisible to the naked eye, difficult to remove and highly resistant to conventional cleaning and sanitizing agents. One of the biggest challenges in the food safety culture is diligent environmental monitoring. Food companies must do more than routine swabbing of the same areas. Instead they must take time to actively look for potential harbouring sites for bacteria.

Indicon Gel is an extremely effective tool in the environmental monitoring within food production facilities. Indicon Gel is a quick and accurate way to make the Invisible… Visible. Spraying surfaces with Indicon gel provides rapid visual indication of the presence of biofilm on a surface which may contain harmful microorganisms such as Listeria, Escherichia coli (E. coli) or Salmonella. When the product comes into contact with biofilm, Indicon Gel rapidly produces white micro-bubbles/foam within 2 minutes. 

Indicon gels rapid detection of microbial Biofilms is critical to sanitation verification and quality assurance.   

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