Hello!
I'm having an APC/CC problem. The company I'm with produces Chinese pork dumplings, six different flavors. In the Pork and Cabbage dumplings we produced on 06/13/2018, I got coliform counts higher than the APC counts. This occured consistently as I retested the product from the same production date. Does anyone know how I might be getting coliform counts higher than the APC counts? I've included my data and would appreciate some intel.
Also, just to note--the first three entries on the document I incubated APC at 96-100 degrees F and CC at 84-88 degrees F. For the last test date, I adjusted the APC incubator to 93-97 degrees F, and the CC incubator stayed the same.
Thanks!
Beth Estrada
Production Date: 06/13/2018
Flavor: Pork and Cabbage
(Re)Test Date 1: 08/06/2018
APC 1: 130 (cfu/g)
CC 1: 700 (cfu/g)
(Re)Test Date 2: 08/08/2018
APC 2: 150
CC 2: 620
(Re)Test Date 3: 08/20/2018
APC 3: 140
CC 3: 180
(Re)Test Date 4: 08/27/2018
APC 4: 380
CC 4: 780
Edited by Charles.C, 29 August 2018 - 02:54 AM.