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Quality indicator (QI) tests represent the large majority of routine…
21 November 2005 | By Roy Betts, Head of Microbiology, Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association
Quality indicator (QI) tests represent the large majority of routine tests currently performed by food microbiology laboratories. Although not necessarily pathogenic, indicator organisms, such as Total Plate Count, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Enterobacteriaceae, yeasts and moulds can alter the appearance and taste of a product when present in large quantities. The…