Food & Beverage Microbiology Testing

In food, beverage, and water testing, consistency is critical.

With trusted traditional and rapid methods for safety, authenticity, and quality testing, you’re equipped to

detect issues quickly and confidently — across both manual and automated workflows.

Leading the Way in Food & Beverage Microbiology Testing Solutions

Built on over a century of microbiology expertise, our comprehensive food and beverage microbiology testing solutions offer trusted traditional culture media methods and more recent, rapid methods for both manual and automated users, providing a complete solution for microbiological testing across the entire testing workflow, from raw materials and environmental samples to finished products.

 

Addressing the increasing demands for faster, more accurate results while maintaining regulatory compliance, our solutions include everything you need from sample prep and enrichment, through detection and quantification, to identification and results interpretation. With regulatory guidelines and international standards at the forefront of our development process, we deliver the tools and expertise necessary for quality control, protecting consumers, and upholding the highest standards to support you in delivering safe food and beverages every day. 

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Featured content & resources

Explore our comprehensive Microbiology Food & Beverage Testing resources from detailed guides and best practices, to scientific posters and the latest research findings to support your testing needs.

Infographic: Protecting quality - Common spoilage organisms and impact on beverages

 

Download to learn more about the most common beverage spoilers, how they thrive, and their impact across product types.

eBook: A guide to Salmonella test methods for food testing labs

 

From reference methods to alternative approaches, this guide provides an outline of the key workflows for Salmonella testing.

Quick guide: Taking the complexity out of compliance - Understanding the new EN ISO 7704:2023 standard

Download to get a snapshot of the update to the standard and what it means to water testing labs. 

Webinar hub

Expert talks, microbiology specialists, and industry leaders discuss the latest news, trends, and innovations in food and beverage testing.

Customer success stories - trusted by labs like yours

Discover real-world examples of businesses overcoming challenges, achieving regulatory compliance, and improving consumer trust through our advanced testing technologies.

Bringing the benefits of PCR and automation to beverage testing with Coca-Cola EuroPacific Partners

High-throughput beverage laboratory testing with the SureTect Automation Platform.

Featured products

NEW: Thermo Scientific SureTect Beverage Spoilage Multiplex PCR Assay

Test for the most common spoilage microorganism species of interest, with over 100 strains, including yeast and mold, Brettanomyces spp., preservative-resistant yeast, lactic acid bacteria, and acetic acid bacteria, using the SureTect Beverage Spoilage Multiplex PCR Assay. Developed in partnership with a major global beverage manufacturer to meet the industry’s needs, the assay is an optimized solution combining speed and performance in an easy-to-use and cost-effective platform. 

SureTect Brettanomyces spp. and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Multiplex PCR Assay

Rapidly detect and differentiate Brettanomyces spp. and S. cerevisiae in concentrate, semi-finished products, and environmental samples with the Thermo Scientific SureTect Brettanomyces spp. and S. cerevisiae Multiplex PCR Assay.

SureCount Salmonella Species, Typhimurium and Enteritidis Multiplex PCR Kit

Rapidly detect, quantify, and differentiate Salmonella species, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Salmonella Enteritidis in a single real-time PCR test.

Oxoid PrecisBlue Supplement

Oxoid PrecisBlue Supplement is used with Buffered Peptone Water in the preparation of food and environmental samples for the selective enrichment of Salmonella and Cronobacter species.

RapidFinder Analysis Software

Optimize your pathogen detection workflow and enhance the downstream decision-making process with this graphical, easy-to-use software.

CyBio FeliX* Instrument for SureTect PCR Automation Workflow

Enhance your laboratory productivity and performance with the SureTect Automation Workflow, utilizing the CyBio FeliX Instrument.

*CyBio FeliX is a trademark of Analytik Jena GmbH.

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