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Dear [FIRSTNAME],
Testing for Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium perfringens hides out in contaminated food and the stool of an infected person, or poop for the less jargon-inclined. Medically, the diagnosis is usually made when samples of Clostridium are isolated microbiologically from samples of the ingested culprit food or when a minimum of 106 Clostridium spores per gram are found in the stool of the affected individual, 48 hours within consumption. The reason behind the high minimum Clostridium concentration in stool for a diagnosis is because the bacterium is actually usually present as part of the gut flora in healthy humans, but its numbers are kept under control via intraspecific competition so there is no symptom manifestation. Only when significant numbers of the bacterium are consumed in food does a food poisoning outbreak break out.
To prevent such a catastrophe for your company, Chemlab is able to provide state-of-the-art testing services for caterers and clients as quality control; if Clostridium levels have just about gone past the limit or are very close to doing so, rest assured that we will be warning you beforehand about the situation so you can keep a wary eye out for food safety issues which might cause an outbreak.
We use the best, newest, most accurate machines and our staff are highly qualified and trained to undertake extensive microbiological testing. We also use the FDA-approved C. perfringens testing method, which is outlined briefly in the flowchart below.
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[Figure 1] Flowchart detailing process for Clostridium perfringens testing.
Reference links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_perfringens
http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/clostridium-perfingens.html
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fs-sa/fs-fi/clostridium-eng.php
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/ucm070878.htm |
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