FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 668-671.

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TEMPO/TVC,A Method of Total Viable Count in Foods Based on MPN Principle and the Evaluation of the Measure Uncertainty

 HAN  Wei, GU  Ming, JIN  Wei-Qing   

  1. 1.Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shanghai 200135, China; 2.Bio-merieux China Co.Ltd., Shanghai 200135, China
  • Online:2006-12-15 Published:2011-11-23

Abstract: In this study, the TEMPO/TVC(Total viable count)method, a new automated enumeration based on MPN method, was compared to the plate count method by testing a variety of food products. The results of the two methods were compared for 190 samples. Good correlation was showed between the new method and the reference methods, the measure uncertainties of the two methods is also familiar, while TEMPO/TVC automated method is simpler, less time-consuming, more effective and more stable.

Key words:  , TEMPO/TVC method; MPN method; measure uncertainty;