CompactDryTM is a ready-to-use system that reduces the time needed to perform microbial testing on food, cannabis, meat, cosmetics, raw materials and more.Hardy Diagnostics CompactDry™ EC is a ready-to-use test method recommended for the isolation and enumeration of coliforms and Escherichia coli in raw materials, finished products, or on environmental surfaces pertaining to food and related industries.CompactDry™ EC contains two kinds of chromogenic enzyme substrates: Magenta-Gal and X-Gluc. E. coli forms blue colonies, coliforms turn pink-purple. The total coliform group count is the sum of both the pink-purple and blue colonies.The benefits are easy to spot: Each cassette comes with 4 connected plates that can be easily snapped apart to support a variety of dilution scenarios.Sturdy frame, stackable packagingSelf-diffusing mediaAbility to subculture without damage to coloniesStored at room temperature vs the competitor products with storage at temperatures less than or equal to 8°CNo leakageEasy to labelIndustry recognized Hardy technical support and customer service teamsAOAC® Certificate No. 110402