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The Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR)

                                                         Michael Brodsky Michael Brodsky, Keynote Speaker at Compliance Key INC. He has been an Environmental Microbiologist for more than 42 years. He is a Past President of the Ontario Food Protection Association (OFPA), the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and AOAC International. Webinar Id:  LSHCTMBI004 Time: 12:30 PM PST | 03:30 PM EST Date: 09/05/2017 Duration 60 mins  Overview Total coliforms are a group of related bacteria that are (with few exceptions) not harmful to humans, but are found in human waste (sewage). A variety of microbial pathogens in sewage can potentially cause health problems if humans ingest them. EPA no longer considers enumeration of total coliforms a useful indicator of other pathogens for dri...