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New! How Safe is the Food We Eat?

The fruits and vegetables we eat are handled by large numbers of individuals.  It includes farmers who grow and harvest these foods and others who package, cook and serve them to us.  This experiment demonstrates the use of a rapid detection of bacterial (E. coli) contamination in fresh vegetables and fruits. 

Includes:

  • Instructional Booklet
  • Bacterial (Coliform) detection broth
  • Positive control sample (safe bacteria strip)
  • Negative control sample (sterile aqueous solution)
  • Sterile calibrated transfer pipets
  • Test tubes with caps

Requirements:

  • Vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, potato skin, tomatoes

 

Price: $40
Catalog # DD-206


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