Hi,
I am still new in this forum and just realise how useful it is.
Recently we are facing "big surprise " where we get our TPC reading is zero in our oil paste product.
We are using a few type of spices, mixed with oil and then heat until >150 C.
When conducting analysis we found our TPC reading is < 10 cfu/g which can be considered not detected. the problem is our water activity is high 0.8 - 0.9.
Is there anybody experienced it before?
Please advise.
Many thanks.