Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 77 - Laboratory Certification
Subchapter I - General Requirements
Section ATCP 77.02 - Laboratory tests to protect public health

Current through August 26, 2024

For purposes of s. 93.12, Stats., the department declares that the following milk, food, water, wastewater and recreational water tests are necessary to protect public health:

(1) MILK. Any of the following tests related to milk and dairy products:

(a) Standard plate count.

(b) Plate loop count (raw milk only).

(c) Spiral Plate Count (raw milk only).

(d) Petrifilm Aerobic Count.

(e) Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count.

(f) TEMPO Aerobic Count.

(g) Peel Plate Aerobic Count.

(h) BactoScan FC.

(i) BactoCount IBC.

(j) BacSomatic Bacteria Count.

(k) Charm BSDA.

(l) Charm II Competitive.

(m) Charm II Sequential.

(n) Charm II Quantitative.

(o) Charm II Sulfa.

(p) Charm II Chloramphenicol.

(q) Charm II Tetracycline.

(r) Charm SL (Safe Level).

(s) Charm 3 SL-3.

(t) Charm FLUSLBL.

(u) Charm ROSA SULF.

(v) Charm ROSA Tetracycline SL.

(w) Charm ROSA TRIO.

(x) Delvotest P.

(y) Delvotest P 5 Pack.

(z) New SNAP Beta Lactam.

(za) SNAP Tetracycline.

(zb) BetaStar Advanced Test for Beta Lactams.

(zc) BetaStar Advanced Test for Tetracyclines.

(zd) Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count.

(ze) Electronic Somatic Cell Count.

(zf) Petrifilm Coliform Count/High Sensitivity Coliform Count.

(zg) Coliform Plate Count.

(zh) TEMPO Coliform Count.

(zi) Peel Plate Coliform Count.

(zj) Pasteurized Milk Containers.

(zk) Disintegration Test.

(zl) Flat Lid or Pour Contact Tests.

(zm) Phosphatase Test-Fluorophos.

(zn) Phosphatase Test-Charm PasLite.

(zo) Phosphatase Test - Charm FAP.

(zp) Accupoint Advanced Alkaline Phosphatase.

(zq) Tests performed to comply with ch. ATCP 65, other than milk component tests which are not related to public health.

(2) FOOD. Any of the following tests related to food:

(a) Standard plate count.

(b) Plate loop count.

(c) Petrifilm aerobic count.

(d) Coliform plate count.

(e) Petrifilm coliform count.

(f) Other tests under ch. ATCP 75 to detect pathogens in food.

(3) WATER, WASTEWATER OR RECREATIONAL WATER. Any of the following tests related to water, wastewater or recreational water:

(a) LTB or P-A broth, followed by BGLB and either EC or EC-MUG.

(b) A-1 broth (fecal coliform, SWTR only).

(c) Colilert or Colilert 18.

(d) Colisure.

(e) Readycult.

(f) E*Colite.

(g) Modified Colitag.

(h) M-Endo or LES Endo, followed by BGLB and either EC, EC-MUG, or NA-MUG.

(i) MI Medium.

(j) Coliscan.

(k) m-ColiBlue24.

(l) Chromocult.

(m) mFC agar (fecal coliform, SWTR only).

(n) HPC or R2A.

(o) SimPlate.

(p) m-TEC (fecal coliform).

(q) Pseudalert.

(r) Enterolert.

(s) Cryptosporidium and Giardia.

(t) Other tests under ch. NR 809 or 812 to detect microbiological contamination in drinking water.

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