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Posted 27 June 2023 - 05:07 PM

Hello all,

 

Does anyone know what is the limit for aerobic colony count or TPC for employee uniform swab?

It was a requirement to swab employee uniform and iam not sure about the acceptable limit?

 

 

 

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Jeslin



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Posted 27 June 2023 - 11:19 PM

Mine is APC with the limit of 1000 cfu/swab



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Posted 28 June 2023 - 06:33 AM

Hello all,

 

Does anyone know what is the limit for aerobic colony count or TPC for employee uniform swab?

It was a requirement to swab employee uniform and iam not sure about the acceptable limit?

 

 

 

Regards,

Jeslin

Do you mean after having been cleaned ???


Kind Regards,

 

Charles.C


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Posted 28 June 2023 - 12:19 PM

Hello Charles,

 

I would like to know the limits before and after been cleaned.



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Posted 28 June 2023 - 04:55 PM

In context of the production environment, the uniform is either a primary or secondary contact surface, so the acceptable limit is probably the same as other primary or secondary environmental surfaces.

 

It is likely to be one of the many standards you set for yourself, and if your customers disagree they stop being your customer, not a mandated regulatory value.  The use of a uniform isn't even a requirement in most cases.



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Posted 28 June 2023 - 05:07 PM

Hello Charles,

 

I would like to know the limits before and after been cleaned.

Hi Jeslin,

 

IMO, "before" is indeterminate.

"after", see this post/thread -

 

https://www.ifsqn.co...ing/#entry33629

 

IIRC, BRC also offer some criteria which are posted elsewhere on this forum (somewhere).


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Charles.C




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