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Food microbiology , Sciences & health care ( Module 05 )

BS 4020:1974Methods for the estimation and differentiation of nisin in processed cheese
BS 4285-0:1990Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. General introduction
BS 4285-1.1:1991Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Guide to general procedures. Sampling and preparation of samples
BS 4285-1.2:1984Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Guide to general procedures. Diluents, media and apparatus and their preparation and sterilization
BS 4285-1.3:1984Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Guide to general procedures. Procedures for obtaining incubation conditions
BS 4285-2.1:1984Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods of general application for enumeration of microorganisms. Enumeration of microorganisms by poured plate technique for colony count
BS 4285-2.3:1984Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods of general application for enumeration of microorganisms. Enumeration of microorganisms by surface plate technique for colony count
BS 4285-2.5:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods of general application for enumeration of microorganisms. Enumeration of bacteria by direct microscopic counts
BS 4285-2.6:1984Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods of general application for enumeration of microorganisms. Enumeration of microorganisms by most probable number technique
BS 4285-3.10.1:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Staphylococcus aureus.. Enumeration using the colony count technique
BS 4285-3.10.2:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms Staphylococcus aureus. Detection
BS 4285-3.10.3:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Staphylococcus aureus. Enumeration using the most probable number technique
BS 4285-3.11:1985Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Detection and enumeration of faecal streptococci
BS 4285-3.12:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of Bacillus cereus
BS 4285-3.14:1988Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of mesophilic microorganisms
BS 4285-3.15:1993* ISO 10560:1993Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Detection of Listeria monocytogenes
BS 4285-3.1:1986Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of psychrotrophic microorganisms
BS 4285-3.2:1991Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of thermoduric bacteria
BS 4285-3.4.1:1987Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of lipolytic microorganisms. Victoria blue method
BS 4285-3.4.2:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of lipolytic microorganisms. Tributyrin agar method
BS 4285-3.5:1988Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of proteolytic microorganisms
BS 4285-3.6:1986Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of yeasts and moulds
BS 4285-3.7:1987Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of coliform bacteria
BS 4285-3.9.1:1987Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Detection of Salmonella. Reference method
BS 4285-3.9.2:1992Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Detection of Salmonella. Screening method using electrical conductance
BS 4285-4:1991Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for assessment of hygienic conditions
BS 4285-5.2:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Ancillary methods. Methylene blue reduction test for cream and ice cream
BS 4285-5.3:1987Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Ancillary methods. Test for inhibitory substances
BS 4285:Part 2:Section 2.2:1984Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods of general application for enumeration of microorganisms. Enumeration of microorganisms in milk by plate loop technique for colony count
BS 4285:Part 3:Section 3.13:1990Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens
BS 4285:Part 3:Section 3.3:1986Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of aerobic bacterial spores
BS 4285:Part 3:Section 3.8:1988Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Methods for detection and/or enumeration of specific groups of microorganisms. Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli
BS 4285:Part 5:Section 5.1:1989Microbiological examination for dairy purposes. Ancillary methods. Resazurin reduction test for raw milk
BS 5348-2:1989* ISO 3100-2:1989Methods for sampling meat and meat products. Preparation of test samples for microbiological examination
BS 5763-0:1996* ISO 7218:1996Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. General laboratory practices
BS 5763-10:1993* ISO 7402:1993Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae
BS 5763-13:1998Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of Escherichia coli. Colony-count technique at 44°C using membranes
BS 5763-14:1991* ISO 8914:1990Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
BS 5763-15:1991* ISO 8523:1991Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Detection of Enterobacteriaceae with pre-enrichment
BS 5763-17:1996* ISO 10272:1995Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Detection of thermotolerant Campylobacter
BS 5763-1:1991* ISO 4833:1991Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of micro-organisms. Colony count technique at 30°C
BS 5763-2:1991* ISO 4832:1991Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of coliforms. Colony count technique
BS 5763-3:1991* ISO 4831:1991Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of coliforms. Most probable number technique
BS 5763-5:1981Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of micro-organisms. Colony count at 30°C (surface plate technique)
BS 5763-8:1994* ISO 7251:1993Methods for microbiological examination of foods and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli. Most probable number technique
BS 5763-9:1986* ISO 7937-1985Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens
BS 5763:Part 0:1986* ISO 7218-1985Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. General laboratory practices
BS 5763:Part 12:1988* ISO 7954:1987Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of yeasts and moulds
BS 5763:Part 13:1989Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of Escherichia coli: colony count technique using membranes
BS 5763:Part 4:1993* ISO 6579:1993Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Detection of Salmonella
BS 5763:Part 6:1983* ISO 6887-1983Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Preparation of dilutions
BS 5763:Part 7:1983* ISO 6888-1983Methods for microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs. Enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus by colony count technique
BS 7857-1:1996* ISO 13720:1995Methods for microbiological examination of meat and meat products. Enumeration of Pseudomonas spp
BS 7857-2:1996* ISO 13721:1995Methods for microbiological examination of meat and meat products. Enumeration of lactic acid bacteria. Colony-count technique at 30°C
BS 7857-3:1997* ISO 13722:1996Methods for microbiological examination of meat and meat products. Enumeration of Brochothrix thermosphacta. Colony-count technique
BS EN 12824:1998Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella
BS EN 13401:1999Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens. Colony count technique
BS EN 14131:2003Foodstuffs. Determination of folate by microbiological assay
BS EN 14569:2004Foodstuffs. Microbiological screening for irradiated food using LAL/GNB procedures
BS EN ISO 10272-1:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of Campulobacter spp. Detection method
BS EN ISO 10273:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection of presumptive pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica
BS EN ISO 11290-1:1997* BS 5763-18:1997Microbiology of foods and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes. Detection method
BS EN ISO 11290-2:1998Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes. Enumeration method
BS EN ISO 13366-1:1997Milk. Enumeration of somatic cells. Microscopic method
BS EN ISO 13366-2:1997Milk. Enumeration of somatic cells. Method using an electronic particle counter
BS EN ISO 13366-3:1997Milk. Enumeration of somatic cells. Fluoro-opto-electronic method
BS EN ISO 13969:2004Milk and milk products. Guidelines for a standardized description of microbial inhibitor tests
BS EN ISO 16140:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Protocol for the validation of alternative methods
BS EN ISO 16654:2001Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli O157
BS EN ISO 20837:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food-borne pathogens. Requirements for sample preparation for qualitative detection
BS EN ISO 20838:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food-borne pathogens. Requirements for amplification and detection for qualitative methods
BS EN ISO 21187:2005Milk. Quantitative determination of bacteriological quality. Guidance for establishing and verifying conversion relationship between routine method results and anchor method results
BS EN ISO 21567:2004Microbiology of foods and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection of Shigella spp
BS EN ISO 21572:2004Foodstuffs. Methods for the detection of genetically modified organisms and derived products. Protein based methods
BS EN ISO 21871:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the determination of low numbers of presumptive Bacillus cereus. Most probable number technique and detection method
BS EN ISO 22174:2005Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food-borne pathogens. General requirements and definitions
BS EN ISO 4833:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms. Colony-count technique at 30°C
BS EN ISO 6579:2002+A1:2007Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp
BS EN ISO 6785:2007Milk and milk products. Detection of Salmonella spp
BS EN ISO 6887-1:1999Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination. General rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions
BS EN ISO 6887-2:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination. Specific rules for the preparation of meat and meat products
BS EN ISO 6887-3:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination. Specific rules for the preparation of fish and fishery products
BS EN ISO 6887-4:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination. Specific rules for the preparation of products other than milk and milk products, meat and meat products, and fish and fishery products
BS EN ISO 6888-1:1999Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species). Technique using Baird-Parker agar medium
BS EN ISO 6888-2:1999Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species). Technique using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium
BS EN ISO 6888-3:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species). Detections and MPN technique for low numbers
BS EN ISO 7218:2007Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. General Requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations
BS EN ISO 7932:1998Microbiology. General guidance for the enumeration of Bacillus cereus. Colony-count technique at 30°C
BS EN ISO 7932:2004Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of presumptive Bacillus cereus. Colony-count technique at 30°C
BS EN ISO 7937:2004Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of ostridium perfringens Colony-count technique
BS EN ISO 8261:2002Milk and milk products. General guidance for the preparation of test samples, initial suspensions and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination
BS ISO 10718:1993Cork stoppers. Enumeration of colony-forming units of yeasts, moulds and bacteria capable of growth in an alcoholic medium
BS ISO 10718:2002Cork stoppers. Enumeration of colony-forming units of yeasts, moulds and bacteria capable of growth in an alcoholic medium
BS ISO 11866-1:1997Milk and milk products. Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli. Most probable number technique
BS ISO 11866-1:2005Milk and milk products. Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli. Most probable number technique using 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide(MUG)
BS ISO 11866-2:1997Milk and milk products. Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli. Most probable number technique using 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide (MUG)
BS ISO 11866-2:2005Milk and milk products. Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli. Colony-count technique at 44°C using membranes
BS ISO 11866-3:1997Milk and milk products. Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli. Colony-count technique at 44°C using membranes
BS ISO 14461-1:2005Milk and milk products. Quality control in microbiological laboratories. Analyst performance assessment for colony counts
BS ISO 14461-2:2005Milk and milk products. Quality control in microbiological laboratories. Determination of the reliability of colony counts of parallel plates and subsequent dilution steps
BS ISO 15213:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of sulfite-reducing bacteria growing under anaerobic conditions
BS ISO 15214:1998Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of mesophilic lactic acid bacteria. Colony-count technique at 30°C
BS ISO 16649-1:2001Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli. Colony-count technique at 44°C using membranes and 5-bromo-4- chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-glucuronide
BS ISO 16649-2:2001Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli. Colony-count technique at 44°C using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-glucuronide
BS ISO 17410:2001Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the enumeration of psychrotrophic micro-organisms
BS ISO 17604:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Carcass sampling for microbiological analysis
BS ISO 18593:2004Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal methods for sampling techniques from surfaces using contact plates and swabs
BS ISO 20128:2006Milk products. Enumeration of presumptive Lactobacillus acidophilus on a selective medium. Colony-count technique at 37°C
BS ISO 21528-1:2004Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal methods for the detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae. Detection and enumeration by MPN technique with pre-enrichment
BS ISO 21528-2:2004Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal methods for the detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae. Colony-count method
BS ISO 21807:2004Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Determination of water activity
BS ISO 4831:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of coliforms. Most probable number technique
BS ISO 4832:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal methodfor the enumeration of coliforms. Colony-count technique
BS ISO 6611:2004Milk and milk products. Enumeration of colony-forming units of yeasts and/or moulds. Colony-count technique at 25°C
BS ISO 6730:2005Milk. Enumeration of colony-forming units of psychrotrophic microorganisms. Colony-count technique at 6,5°C
BS ISO 7251:2005Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method forthe detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli.Most pr obable number technique
BS ISO 7889:2003Yogurt. Enumeration of characteristic microorganisms. Colony-count technique at 37 °C
BS ISO 8552:2004Milk. Estimation of psychrotrophic microorganisms. Colony-count technique at 21°C (rapid method)
BS ISO 8553:2004Milk. Enumeration of microorganisms. Plate-loop technique at 30°C
BS ISO 9232:2003Yogurt. Identification of characteristic microorganisms (Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus)
DD CEN ISO/TS 11133-2:2003Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Guidelines on preparation and production of culture media. Practical guidelines on performance testing of culture media
DD CEN ISO/TS 20836:2005Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food-borne pathogens. Performance testing of thermal cyclers
DD ENV ISO 11133-1:2000Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Guidelines on quality assurance and performance testing of culture media. General guidelines on quality assurance of culture media in the laboratory
DD ISO/TS 10272-2:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. Colony-count technique
DD ISO/TS 16649-3:2005Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method forthe enumeration of $GB-glucuronidase positive Escherichia coli. Most probable number technique using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl-beta-D-glucuronide
DD ISO/TS 19036:2006Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Guidelines for the estimation of measurement uncertainty for quantitative determinations
DD ISO/TS 21872-1:2007Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae
DD ISO/TS 21872-2:2007Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs. Horizontal method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp. Detection of species other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae
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