Rapid Hygiene Monitoring

Rapid Hygiene Monitoring

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Rapid Hygiene Monitoring

Rapid Hygiene Monitoring

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Better Hygiene Monitoring Equals Better Sanitation Control

 

Sanitation is critical to human health in medical facilities and food production, ineffective cleaning can affect the safety of facilities by harbouring microorganisms and promoting the production of biofilms, as well as the appearance and taste of food. So, if your sanitation system only detects ATP, you’re missing potential contaminants.

ATP can be unstable and decompose into ADP and AMP. This means conventional systems that test for ATP alone may fail to find the true presence of contamination and may produce false negatives. Only the breakthrough chemistry in Kikkoman A3 technology detects ATP, ADP and AMP - more than any other product out there.

Independent testing by a leading laboratory confirms that the Kikkoman A3 technology detects food residues left behind at far lower levels than other tests on the market. Its superior sensitivity leaves food residue with no place to hide. And makes it easier than ever to assure better surface sanitation and support a more effective sanitation program that reduces the presence of resident organisms and the risks from food pathogens.

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The difference between using ATP testing and bacteriological testing 

Do you know how ATP Testing and bacteriological testing differ from each other?

  • ATP Tests are inspection tools that uses ATP as an indicator of the presence of soil on surfaces.
  • Bacteriological testing is a method of determining types of bacteria and measuring their counts.

 

Here we explain how these two methods differ, including measurement procedures, time to result, and the use of each of these types of tests to manage risk.

What are ATP Tests?

ATP Tests, including the advanced ATP Test (Kikkoman A3), are rapid, onsite measurement tools that use ATP as an indicator of the presence of residual soil on surfaces to evaluate the effectiveness of cleaning. ATP is widely used in environmental inspections to confirm the cleaning and sanitation of food manufacturing equipment, cookware, high-touch surfaces, and medical devices.

Using an ATP test is easy. The ATP Test (Kikkoman A3), using the Lumitester instrument and LuciPac test swab, enables anyone to easily obtain results via a ten-second measurement. No special skills are needed to get the quantitative data you need to perform objective program management.

What is bacteriological testing?

Bacteriological testing is an inspection tool to determine the extent of bacterial contamination in food or on food manufacturing equipment or cookware. Samples for evaluation can be collected from either food and ingredients to screen for contamination, or from the plant environment to measure the effectiveness of cleaning and sanitation.

Quantifying the level of viable bacteria present and identifying if any of these are pathogens of concern – such as coliforms, E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Staphylococcus aureus or others, requires specific, laboratory-based test methods and sophisticated equipment to perform, and typically requires one to five days to obtain results.

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