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SHRIRAM INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (SRI), BENGALURU
(A Unit of Shriram Scientific and Industrial Research Foundation)
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Address: Plot No. 14 & 15, Sadaramangala Industrial Area, Whitefield Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560048
Contact: 080-35000500, 28410165 / 167 / 172
Email: info@shriraminstitute-blr.org, info@shriramscientific.com
Website: www.shriramscientific.com

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ANALYTICAL SCIENCE DIVISION (ASD) - FUNCTIONAL AREAS FOR MICROBIOLOGY
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1. FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
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Products:
Bakery & Confectionery Products, Beverages (Alcoholic / Non-Alcoholic), Canned & Processed Foods, Cereals, Pulses & Cereal Products, Coffee & Cocoa Products, Edible Colours & Flavours, Edible Oils & Fats, Edible Salts, Eggs & Egg Products, Essential Nutrients Including Vitamins, Food Additives & Preservatives, Fruit & Fruit Products, Gelatin and Other Gums, Herbs, Spices & Condiments, Honey & Honey Products, Infant Foods, Jams, Juices, Sauces & Concentrates, Meat & Meat Products, Milk & Dairy Products, Natural Waxes, Nuts & Nut Products, Oil Seeds & By-Products, Poultry & Poultry Products, Snacks and Instant Mixes, Starch & Starch Products, Sugar & Sugar Products, Tea, Tobacco & Tobacco Products, Vegetables & Vegetable Products, Ready to Cook / Ready to Eat / Canteen Food.

Test Parameters:
Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mould Count, Total Coliform, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli O157, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Shigella spp., Enterobacteriaceae, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Sulphite Reducing Clostridia (SRC), Pathogenic streptococci, Thermophilic Bacteria, Psychrophilic Bacteria, Bacterial Spore Count.

Test Methods:
- Indian Standard
- ISO
- ASTM
- BAM


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2. ANIMAL FOOD & FEED
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Products:
Animal Nutrition Supplements, Aquaculture feed additives, Aquaculture feed ingredients, Cotton seed cake, Fish, Shrimps, Prawn feed, Groundnut meal, Guar Meal, Oil Cake, Pet Foods, Poultry feed additives, Rapeseed Meal.

Test Parameters:
Total Plate Count, Total Yeast & Mould, Coliform Count, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium sp., Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Shigella spp., Enterobacteriaceae, Listeria monocytogenes, Antimicrobial susceptibility test.

Test Methods:
- Indian Standard
- ISO
- ASTM
- BAM


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3. NUTRACEUTICALS & FUNCTIONAL FOODS
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Products:
Carotenoids, Dietary Fibres, Flavonoids, Fortified Food, Phytoestrogens, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Soy Proteins.

Test Parameters:
Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mould Count, Total Coliform, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli O157, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Shigella spp., Enterobacteriaceae, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Sulphite Reducing Clostridia (SRC).

Test Methods:
- Indian Standard
- ISO
- ASTM
- BAM


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4. WATER
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Products:
Distilled / Demineralized Water, Drinking Water, Ground Water / Surface Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Packaged Natural Mineral Water, Water for Construction Purpose, Water for Industrial Purpose, Water for Medicinal Purposes, Water for Processed Food Industry, Water for Swimming Pool and Spas, Water Purifiers.

Test Parameters:
Aerobic Microbial Count, Fungal Count, Total Bacterial Count, Standard Plate Count, Yeast and Mould, Coliform (MF / MPN), Escherichia coli (MF / MPN), Faecal Coliform (MPN), Streptococci, Enterococci, Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus, Faecal streptococci, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Sulphite reducing anaerobes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Test Methods:
- Indian Standard
- ISO
- ASTM
- BAM