Help prevent potential food safety issues from leading to problems. Learn how you can help prevent food safety risks. Get a comprehensive resource on developing an environmental monitoring program—developed in partnership with Cornell University and other industry experts.
Download the 3M whitepaper about the peer-reviewed case study from Cornell University and 3M Food Safety to see how a food manufacturer leveraged 3M Environmental Monitoring Solutions to make a measurable impact in their food safety program.
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Understanding the concepts and strategies behind environmental monitoring is a first step towards successfully implementing it as a part of your food safety program. Download the Environmental Monitoring Handbook to get started, and reach out to our team of experts to discuss your program in more detail.
Identify potential spoilage or safety issues in your facility, help prevent costly product recalls and deliver a better quality of food for your customers. It's all possible when you use 3M solutions as part of a robust environmental monitoring program.
With the right data analysis and management, like that available from the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ Hygiene Monitoring Software, you can help identify and justify new opportunities for cleaning and sanitation improvements throughout your facility.
Inspire and build a better food safety culture by embedding an environmental monitoring program into your organization. With a variety of 3M solutions and our customer-focused educational resources at hand, you'll have what you need to foster positive change and make a difference for your customers and your company.
3M Food Safety offers innovative solutions for environmental monitoring in every zone of your facility, from food contact zones (Zone 1) to non-food contact zones (Zones 2 to 4). Download this infographic (PDF, 1.07 MB) to see where to focus different test methods within a manufacturing environment.
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Third-party validation confirms that our products used for environmental monitoring are reliable and repeatable, performing equal to or better than the reference method to which each was compared. Learn more about the importance of laboratory recognition and third party validated methods (PDF, 1 MB).
View validations: 3M Petrifilm Plate validations (PDF, 268 KB) | 3M Molecular Detection System validations (PDF, 236 KB)
Selected as the primary detection
method for Salmonella, Listeria
monocytogenes and
Campylobacter
U.S. FDA Equivalent Testing
Methodologies for Listeria species
and Listeria monocytogenes in
Environmental Samples
20 AOAC International Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) Validations and 14 AOAC Performance Tested Method (PTM) Certifications
19 NF VALIDATION by AFNOR Certifications
Did you know that environmental monitoring can be used to improve product quality, reduce spoilage and extend shelf life? Learn more about controlling food spoilage in this 6-part learning pathway from Cornell University’s Dr. Randy Worobo.
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Effective environmental monitoring programs can help to reduce risk of recalls, extend product shelf life, streamline production and increase customer satisfaction. Join Dr. Martin Wiedmann of Cornell University for a 5-part environmental monitoring learning pathway designed to step through levels of content from beginner, to intermediate and advanced.
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