Compact Dry CF-L Coliform Counts in Dairy

FOR TOTAL COLIFORM COUNTS SPECIFICALLY IN DAIRY PRODUCTS

Detects and enumerates coliforms in dairy products – delivers accurate results in milk, cheese, yogurt and other dairy matrices.
Ready-to-use dry plate – removes media prep and speeds up testing.
X-Gal chromogenic system – produces blue/blue-green colonies for easy coliform identification.
Dairy-specific formulation – reduces interference from lactic acid bacteria for more reliable counts.
Self-diffusing dry medium – ensures even sample spread and consistent colony growth.
24 ± 2 hour incubation – provides fast overnight results.
Room-temperature storage (1–30 °C) – simplifies logistics, no refrigeration needed.
12-month shelf life – supports efficient stock rotation and reduces waste.

CompactDry CF-L is a ready to use dehydrated media plate used to detect coliform bacteria in dairy products such as cheese, milk, yogurt and any products containing lactic acid bacteria.

Monitoring and identification of coliforms is a critical quality control parameter throughout the food production process. The CompactDry CF-L selective media contains the chromogenic enzyme substrate X-Gal which result in a blue to blue/green colonies for easy culture and coliform count in dairy products. CompactDry CF-L enables easy culture and coliform count in dairy products. The growth of other bacterial types (genius) is mostly inhibited but in certain instances may form colourless colonies.

It is specifically formulated to counter the negative effects of lactic acid bacteria on chromogenic substrates.