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 Manual

• FDA Microbiological Methods

  • Isolation and Enumeration of Enterobacter sakazakii from Dehydrated Powdered Infant Formula August 2002
    • Questions and Answers on Method for E. Sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula August 2002

• 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

• Advisories for BAM Users

  • Advisory for BAM Users on Reported Supply Problems for Cycloheximide

 Other Microbiological Methods Information

• American Public Health Association (APHA)

  • APHA

• American Type Culture Collection.

  • ATCC

• 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

  • Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians

• Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada

  • Compendium of Analytical Methods

• 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