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Food And Water Microbiology

Accreditation of MRI’s Food and Water Laboratory Media Coverage

Colombo Gazette -04.03.2020

Ada Derana- 05.03.2020

Ceylon today

Daily FT 06.03.2020

An Accredited Laboratory by 
SLAB
 by the letter dated 08.07.2019( TL-CF-087-01)

Food and Water Laboratory of the MRI offers comprehensive, highest quality microbiological testing of food and water. We are the leading laboratory for Food & Water microbiological analysis in the state sector. Also, provide our services to the private sector.

OUR MISSION:

To contribute towards the achievement of the mission of the institution by fulfilling the research and service functions of food and water microbiology.

Our Services:

  • Testing of food for microbiological quality
  • Testing of food in outbreak investigations
  • Testing of water for drinking water quality
  • Testing of water quality for recreational activity
  • Testing for Legionella spp. in water used in air conditioning and cooling towers

Microbiology testing: (includes detection and quantification) 

  • Aerobic  Plate Count (APC)
  • Presumptive Coliform count (PCC)
  • E. coli                                                            
  • Yeast and molds                                                          
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Salmonella Spp.
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Staphylococcus(coagulase positive)                             
  • Bacillus cereus               
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus
  • Legionella spp

Statistics:

Research :