Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

microbiologische belastingsonderzoek

English translation:

bioburden testing; microbial load test; microbial limit testing

Added to glossary by Michael Beijer
Apr 15, 2013 14:47
11 yrs ago
Dutch term

belastingsonderzoek

Dutch to English Science Food & Drink
Text about testing food for the growth of micro-organisms.

The term appears in the following examples in the text:

- Vervolgens wordt een microbiologische belastingsonderzoek met de betreffende pathogenen op het product uitgevoerd zoals beschreven
- Het risico zal onderbouwd moeten worden in een microbiologisch belastingsonderzoek
- Microbiologisch belastingsonderzoek (as a heading)

Can anyone help me with the correct term here?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 microbial load test
Change log

Apr 21, 2013 18:36: Michael Beijer Created KOG entry

Discussion

Barend van Zadelhoff Apr 16, 2013:
The sentence is unclearly worded
'microbiologisch belastingsonderzoek' is awkward Dutch
'onderzoek naar/van de microbiologische belasting' would be more appropriate

This would be more intelligible:

Vervolgens wordt er zoals beschreven onderzoek gedaan naar de microbiologische belasting van het product met de betreffende pathogenen.

of

De microbiologische belasting van het product met de betreffende pathogenen zal vervolgens worden onderzocht zoals beschreven

If you wanted to use Michael's suggestion you would need to come up with something like (perhaps Michael can come up with a better construction):

Subsequently a microbial load test will be performed on the product with respect to the relevant pathogens as described

Another option is perhaps:

Subsequently the microbial load of the product with respect to the relevant pathogens will be determined as described

Proposed translations

+4
10 mins
Dutch term (edited): microbiologische belastingsonderzoek
Selected

microbial load test

seems to fit the bill

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'Microbial enumeration test also called Bioburden test and microbial load test is performed to monitor the microbial content in raw materials, in-process samples and finished product in the pharmaceutical, biological, cosmetics, nutritional products and medical devices industry.' (http://www.microqa.com/s8.html )

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-04-15 16:51:38 GMT)
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or 'bioburden testing' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioburden )

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-04-15 16:52:32 GMT)
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or: 'microbial limit testing'
Peer comment(s):

agree aswords (X) : "load test" is enough, the rest is context.
21 mins
Thanks!
agree Marjolein Snippe : bioburden tests is the expression I tend to hear more
1 hr
Thanks!
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
4 hrs
Thanks!
agree Barend van Zadelhoff
10 hrs
Thanks!
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