The food microbiology laboratory is an important place for testing food and escorting food safety. In order to better ensure the safety of food, let's take stock of the relevant points of building a food microbiology laboratory
First, the location of the laboratory. The location of the food microbiology laboratory must be selected in a quiet and clean place, away from the living area and downtown area, and avoid traffic arteries and boiler roomsThe laboratory should be selected in a well-lit and well-ventilated place, and in order to facilitate work, the laboratory should be selected in a place close to the workshop to facilitate sampling and inspection.
Second, laboratory layout planning. According to the experimental requirements and functions, it can be divided into: sterile room, culture room, mold culture room, sterilization room, cleaning room, medium configuration room (if conditions are limited, it can be shared with the physical and chemical room), etc.;The layout of the laboratory should be scientifically and reasonably arranged, in line with ergonomics, and improve work efficiency.
Third, the choice of laboratory equipment. According to the experimental needs, the entire food microbiology laboratory needs to choose wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and load-bearing capacity equipment in the selection of equipment, such as all-steel experimental benches, fume hoods, reagent cabinets, etc.
Fourth, the laboratory ventilation system. The food laboratory has certain requirements for the ventilation system, because the ventilation of the laboratory directly or indirectly affects the accuracy of the experiment to a certain extentTherefore, a complete laboratory ventilation system is indispensable.
Fifth, laboratory temperature and humidity. Due to the requirements of aseptic operation, alcohol lamps are often used during experiments, and as a result, ceiling fans cannot be installed in microbiology laboratories. In order to achieve the appropriate temperature required for the experiment, especially to meet the temperature and humidity requirements of some instruments, the laboratory should be equipped with air conditioning.
To sum up, the food microbiology laboratory is closely related to our lives and plays a good role in supervising the safety of our food. Therefore, when building a food microbiology laboratory, it is necessary to pay attention to the key points such as laboratory site selection, layout division, selection of equipment, ventilation system, temperature and humidity, etc., and must be strictly controlled to build a complete food microbiology laboratory to provide an important guarantee for our food safety.