Food And Water Microbiology
Accreditation of MRI’s Food and Water Laboratory Media Coverage
Colombo Gazette -04.03.2020
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An Accredited Laboratory by 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