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HACCP · Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point #: a systematic method used in the food industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's), can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realised. The system is used at all stages of food production and preparation processes. www.wikipedia.org
microbiological culture, microbial culture #: a method of growing a microbial organism to determine what it is, its abundance in the sample being tested, or both. It is one of the primary diagnostic methods of microbiology. It is often used a tool to determine the cause of infectious disease by letting the agent multiply (reproduce) in predetermined media in laboratory. www.wikipedia.org

HACCP · Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point #: a systematic method used in the food industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's), can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realised. The system is used at all stages of food production and preparation processes. www.wikipedia.org

antibiogram #: the result of a laboratory testing for the sensitivity of an isolated bacterial strain to different antibiotics. www.wikipedia.org
APC · Aerobic Plate Count #: Aerobic Plate Count
CFU · Colony Forming Units #: a measurement used to count the number of bacteria colonies found in water. www.ccmaui.com
EBC · Enterobacteriaceae Count #: petrifilm used to detect post-processing contamination. The family, Enterobacteriaceae, includes all coliform organisms plus glucose-fermenting non-coliforms such as Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia. www.arrowscientific.com.au
HACCP · Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point #: a systematic method used in the food industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's), can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realised. The system is used at all stages of food production and preparation processes. www.wikipedia.org
microbiological culture, microbial culture #: a method of growing a microbial organism to determine what it is, its abundance in the sample being tested, or both. It is one of the primary diagnostic methods of microbiology. It is often used a tool to determine the cause of infectious disease by letting the agent multiply (reproduce) in predetermined media in laboratory. www.wikipedia.org
TVC · Total Viable Count #: Total Viable Count
YM · Yeast and Mould Count #: Yeast and Mould Count