The MC MEDIA PAD^® offers a convenient solution for rapidly and routinely testing microbial contamination in raw and in-process food and beverage materials, as well as finished products. The MC MEDIA PAD^® is a pre-sterilized, ready-to-use dry culture device, simplifying testing and minimizing the quantity of waste. MC MEDIA PAD^® is composed of a unique adhesive sheet, a test pad coated with medium and water absorption polymer, and a transparent cover film, to automatically re-constitute the media. MC MEDIA PAD^® Yeast & Mold is intended for enumeration of yeasts and molds in foods with an aw of >0.95. The MC MEDIA PAD^® is coated with a growth medium and a redox indicator for detection. Once the liquid sample is inoculated onto the test pad, the sample diffuses through the whole pad by capillary action.

MC MEDIA PAD^® Yeasts and Molds is recommended for the detection and enumeration of yeasts and molds in foods, beverages, and dried Cannabis flower (THC>0.3%).

If target organisms are present, they grow as red to reddish brown coloured colonies on the test pad.

AOAC is a registered trademark of AOAC International

MC MEDIA PAD is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany