Official Methods for the Microbiological Analysis of Foods
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| Identification Number |
Title | Date Issued |
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| Preface | Preface to the Compendium of Analytical Methods | January 2003 |
| Disclaimer | Disclaimer for the Compendium of Analytical Methods | January 2005 |
| Terms of Reference | Terms of Reference for the Microbiological Methods Committee | June 2010 |
| Interpretive Summary | Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) Standards and Guidelines for Microbiological Safety of Food - An Interpretive Summary | April 2008 |
| Extraneous Materials Overview | Guidelines for the General Cleanliness of Food - An Overview | March 2009 |
| Development of Methods | Guidelines for Modifying or Revoking Food Microbiological Methods | July 2012 |
| Template for MMC Consultation on Qualitative Relative Validation Study Design | November 2017 | |
| Part 1. Definitions and Explanations of Methods and General Procedures | April 2008 | |
| Part 2A: Data Requirements And Submission Templates For Methods and Quantitative Methods | May 2008 | |
| Part 2B: Data Requirements and Submission Templates for Qualitative Methods | February 2019 | |
Part 3: Guidelines for the Evaluation of Quantitative Food Microbiological Methods |
February 2015 | |
| February 2015 | ||
| February 2015 | ||
| Part 4: Guidelines for the Relative Validation of Indirect Qualitative Food Microbiological Methods | March 2011 | |
| March 2011 | ||
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May 2011 | |
| March 2015 | ||
| Part 5: Guidelines to Verify Standard Food Microbiological Methods for Implementation in Routine Testing | April 2015 | |
| Part 6: Guidelines for the Relative Validation of Qualitative Microbiological Methods for Testing Environmental Surface Samples from Food Production Environments for Pathogenic Microorganisms | July 2017 | |
| Part 6B: Data Requirements and Submission Templates for Qualitative Environmental Surface Methods | February 2019 | |
| Part 7: Validation of Platform Upgrades for Rapid Test Methods | December 2011 | |
Part 9: Guidelines for the Validation of Colony Identification Methods |
July 2016 | |
| Guidelines PCR Technology | BMH Guidelines on the Use of PCR Technology for the Detection of Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens | Removed |
| MFO-2 | Microbiological Examination of Ice Cream and Ice Milk | November 1981 |
| MFO-3 | Determination of Phosphatase Activity in Dairy Products | November 1981 |
| MFO-4 | Microbiological Examination of Cottage Cheese | November 1981 |
| MFO-5 | Examination of Canned Tomatoes, Tomato Juice and Vegetable Juice, Tomato Puree, Tomato Paste, Tomato Pulp and Tomato Catsup for Mould Filaments | November 1981 |
| MFO-6 | Microbiological Examination of Egg Products and of Liquid Eggs | November 1981 |
| Supplement to All Official Methods (MFO-6, MFO-10, MFO-11 and MFO-12) That Detect Salmonella | March 2009 | |
| MFO-7 | Microbiological Examination of Milk | November 1981 |
| MFO-8 | Determination of Sediments in Milk | November 1981 |
| MFO-9 | Microbiological Examination of Mineral Water | November 1981 |
| MFO-10 | Microbiological Examination of FrogLegs | November 1981 |
| Supplement to All Official Methods (MFO-6, MFO-10, MFO-11 and MFO-12) That Detect Salmonella | March 2009 | |
| MFO-11 | Microbiological Examination of Cocoa and Chocolate | November 1981 |
| Supplement to All Official Methods (MFO-6, MFO-10, MFO-11 and MFO-12) That Detect Salmonella | March 2009 | |
| MFO-12 | Microbiological Examination of Milk Powder | November 1981 |
| Supplement to All Official Methods (MFO-6, MFO-10, MFO-11 and MFO-12) That Detect Salmonella | March 2009 | |
| MFO-14 | Microbiological Examination of Cheese | November 1983 |
| Note of Interpretation for Method MFO-14 | April 2012 | |
| MFO-15 | Microbiological Examination of Water in Sealed Containers (excluding Mineral and Spring Water) and of Prepackaged Ice | November 1981 |
| Appendix A | Definitions of Terms | November 2006 |
| Appendix B | Collection and Transportation of Samples | November 2006 |
| Appendix C | Calculation of the Most Probable Number of Growth Units for Hydrophobic Grid-Membrane Filter (HGMF) Methods | May 2014 |
| Appendix D | Calculation of the Most Probable Number (MPN) | January 1993 |
| Appendix E | Supplement to All Compendium Methods | March 2024 |
| Appendix G | Glossary of Agars, Broths and Other Reagents | |
| Index and Introduction | March 2021 | |
| Section A | January 2006 | |
| Section B | January 2006 | |
| Section C | January 2006 | |
| Section D | January 2006 | |
| Section E | January 2006 | |
| Section F | January 2006 | |
| Section G | January 2006 | |
| Section H | January 2006 | |
| Section I | January 2006 | |
| Sections J-K | January 2006 | |
| Section L | January 2006 | |
| Section M | January 2006 | |
| Section N | January 2006 | |
| Section O | January 2006 | |
| Section P | February 2006 | |
| Sections Q-R | January 2006 | |
| Section S | January 2008 | |
| Section T | February 2006 | |
| Section U | January 2006 | |
| Section V | January 2006 | |
| Section W | January 2006 | |
| Sections X-Y | January 2006 | |
| Appendix J | Supplement to All Methods That Detect Salmonella | November 2003 |
| Appendix K | Summaries of Methods that Detect Specific Bacteria in this Compendium | |
| Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other Verotoxigenic E. coli | April 2015 | |
| Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes | June 2013 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus or Staphylococcus enterotoxin | June 2013 | |
| Salmonella | April 2016 | |
| Appendix L | Confirmation Steps for Methods for the Detection of Listeria spp. in Foods and Environmental Samples | Removed July 2012 |
| Appendix M | Supplement to All Bacterial Qualitative Methods in the Compendium of Analytical Methods: Interpretation of Compositing | June 2014 |
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