Plate Count Agar (PCA)

Plate Count Agar containing glucose and yeast extract is used in food bacteriology to enumerate aerobic bacteria in milk, meats, meat-based products, other food products, as well as for the analysis of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and their associated raw materials.

It is also used for the enumeration psychrotrophic microorganisms. The typical composition corresponds to that defined in the standards NF EN ISO 4833-1 & 2, NF ISO 17410, XP V08- 034; T90-425 and ISO 14461-1.

Available as:

Dehydrated medium: 500g or 5Kg container

Also available as ready-to-use medium : 20 or 120 Petri plates Ø 90 mm (BM21708 or BM21808).

Or available as ready-to-melt medium:
10 vials of 100 ml (BM01508)
10 vials of 200 ml (BM03308)

In compliance with regulatory requirements, a USDA permit (VS 16-3) is mandatory for shipments from Canada to the USA due to the inclusion of peptone, an animal byproduct.