Food
Microbiological Methods
FDA Microbiological Methods
Other Microbiological Methods Information
FDA Microbiological Methods
FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual Online (BAM)
Presents the agency's preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics. AOAC International published previous editions of this manual in a loose-leaf notebook format, and, more recently, on CD-ROM. The complete BAM is now available online and will be updated as needed. A listing of chapters updated since the last hard-copy version (Edition 8, Revision A /1998) can be found in About the Bacteriological Analytical ManualFDA Microbiological Methods
Environmental Testing Methods
- Environmental Sampling and Detection of Salmonella in Poultry Houses October 2008
- Egg Safety Final Rule July 2009
- Detection of Salmonella in Environmental Samples from Poultry Houses September 2004
- Proposed Rule: Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production Federal Register, September 22, 2004
- Environmental Sampling and Detection of Salmonella in Poultry Houses October 2008
Advisories for BAM Users
Other Microbiological Methods Information
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Type Culture Collection.
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
- Official Methods of Analysis Online version, 18th ed., Revision 2, 2007
- Final Report and Executive Summaries from the AOAC International Presidential Task Force on Best Practices in Microbiological Methodology August 2006
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Listeria monocytogenes enumeration - ISO 11290-2:1998(E): "Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes - Part 2: Enumeration method." (1998; available for purchase from ISO)
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
- USDA/FSIS Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook, 3rd edition, 1998 with revisions, 2008