BactoScan™ FC+ The approved rapid method for determination of total bacteria in raw milk Based on the measurement of Individual Bacteria Count (IBC), BactoScan™ FC+ gives an accurate determination of the hygienic quality of raw milk with a capacity of testing up to 200 samples per hour. The FDA/NCIMS accepted method delivers results in minutes, allowing farmers, milk testing laboratories and dairies to take action to preserve and enhance hygienic quality of the milk supply. Supported by a dedicated Foss IntegratorTM software, which provides a wide range of quality assurance and GLP features. Foss Integrator shares the same interface for all CMT instruments. • Milk types: cow, goat, sheep and buffalo milk Individual Bacteria Count (IBC/ml) Dedicated Analytical Solutions

Superior accuracy through Individual Bacteria Count Why choose FOSS? For decades, FOSS has worked side by side with milk testing laboratories with the goal of adding value to the central milk testing business. BactoScan™ FC+ measures the hygienic quality of milk by analysing bacteria in raw milk. As the automated BactoScan™ FC+ counts the total bacteria as single cells and not clusters, it gives a uniform high accuracy of results. BactoScan™ FC+ can analyse raw milk from various species and the samples can be analysed directly without prior heating or dilution. Analysis on cold samples reduce...

BactoScan™ FC+ highlights: • Automatic determination of raw milk hygienic quality by Individual Bacteria Count • Instant results in 9 minutes • High capacity up to 200 samples/hour • FDA/NCIMS approved • Unique reagent concept • Bacteria Control Sample for quality assurance and GLP • Counting from 1500 CFU/ml to 10 mill CFU/ml • Easy and safe to operate • Superior routine method for payment analysis Easy to integrate in milk testing laboratories Traditional plate count method versus BactoScan™ FC+ farmer and dairy benefits BactoScan™ FC+ uses the same efficient conveyor system and Foss Integrator™...

Technology BactoScan™ FC+ is based on flow cytometry technology that enables precise and instant milk bacteria analyses. Even the uncompensated carry-over is extremely low for the BactoScan™ FC+ and proven to be below 0.5%, which is superior to the 1% required by the ISO/IDF. A carry-over test is a part of the quality assurance and checks that the instrument is able to purge a sample completely through the system without affecting the next sample. The test complies with the ISO/IDF standard. Flow cytometry is a technique that counts bacteria cells. The principle behind flow cytometry is quite...

Special feature for difficult milk samples applied on regular basis, the milk standard plays a crucial role in quality assurance. Options are available to handle milk samples from, for example, sheep and goat which can be subject to high concentrations of somatic cells - like in goats milk at the end of lactation. This induces background noise leading to high readings on the BactoScan™ FC+ – often due to increased viscosity of the milk sample, which in turn will make the flow of the sample film through the flow cell unstable. The influence of the background noise typically starts > 4 mill. somatic...

Specifications Performance Repeatability*: Range (IBC/µl) Entire range Reproducibility* (between instruments): Range (IBC/µl) Carry-over effect: Working factor: Typical Sy.x < 0.25 log units in the entire measuring range Reference or anchor method: Standard Plate Count (SPC) (IDF Standard100B:1991) *For the performance on sheep and goat milk please refer to the Application Note 3511 Installation requirements Feature 70 x 140 cm (without conveyor) 85 x 195 cm (with Basic Conveyor*) 85 x 260 cm (with Conveyor 4000*) 197 kg (without conveyor) 205 kg (with Basic Conveyor*) 250 kg (with Conveyor 4000*)...

Application data Capacity BactoScan FC+: Models: 65H, 130H, 200H = 65, 130, 200 samples per hour BactoScan™ FC+ Semiautomatic is only available at a capacity of 65 samples per hour. This version does not include Conveyor and Stirrer system Analysis time: Sample intake: Sample temperature: Sample quality: Raw milk of normal composition and good quality. Unpreserved or preserved with azidiol Data output Real-time display/print-out, storage on hard disk. Host transmission (RS232) and PC network transmission (TCP/IP). Data export using CSV files, CS83 protocol or XML. Standard equipment Basic analyser...

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