bioMerieux launches two new culture media for MFTs

French diagnostics firm bioMerieux has launched two culture media for Media Fill Tests: TSB 3P with Animal Peptones and TSB 3P with Vegetable  Peptones and a color indicator to enhance efficiency and reduce  potential errors.

Media Fill Tests are used for this microbiological control. They  simulate the normal manufacturing conditions by replacing the product  with culture media. Current practice requires the manual reading of  several thousand containers filled with this culture media for each MFT.  Since each container must be checked individually, this practice is  extremely time-consuming and can be a source of potential errors.

To address these issues, bioMerieux has pioneered two new dehydrated  culture media products designed for use in MFT. Both media are TSE-free  to prevent any risk of transmitting animal spongiform encephalopathy.  The TSB 3P with Vegetable Peptones features a unique and patented color  indicator that changes from pink to yellow if a bacterial contaminant is  present, which simplifies the interpretation of the test result and  reduces the possibility of errors.