International Recognition:
AFNOR
All foods:
All foods:
(except raw shellfish)
All foods:
(except raw shellfish)
All foods:
All foods:
All foods:
All foods:
All foods:
All foods:
All foods:
Method 986.33
Dairy products:
Method 989.10
Method 996.02
Foods:
Method 990.12
Method 991.14
Method 997.02
Method 2000.15
Method 998.08
Selected foods:
Method 2001.05
Method 2003.01
Method 2003.07
Method 2003.08
Method 2003.11
Recognition by Country:
Australia:
New South Wales Dairy Test Manual
Official alternative to standard plate count and coliform count tests
Canada:
Health Protection Branch, Compendium of Analytical Methods
Laboratory Procedures:
Environmental Sampling:
Method MFLP-41A
Dairy Products:
Method MFLP-85
Method MFLP-21
Method MFHPB-33
Method MFHPB-35
Method MFHPB-34
Method MFHPB-32
Method MFLP-41B
Chile:
SAG (Chile Department of Agriculture)
Carcass sampling:
January, 2004
France:
AFNOR (see International Validations)
Germany:
DIN (Deutsches Institut fr Normung) Fachbericht 81 Petrifilm Technik
Foods
2000 Edition
Japan:
Food Hygiene Manual
Foods:
July 2004
Notification No. 25
Korea:
KCFR (Korea Code of Federal Regulatory)
All foods:
KFDA2004
Method 7.8.2.2
Method 7.8.5.4
Method 7.8.6.3
New Zealand:
New South Wales Dairy Test Manual
Official alternative to standard plate count and coliform count tests
AgResearch Mirinz Meat Research, Microbiological Methods for the Meat Industry, Second Edition
Meat Products:
Chapter 4 4.7.3
Chapter 4 4.8
Nordic Countries:
NordVal Validation
All foods:
Poland:
PKN (Polish Normalisation Committee)
Raw milk and dairy products:
United Kingdom:
Campden Food and Drink Research Association and Leatherhead Food Research Association study
EMMAS assessment 3M Petrifilm E. coli/Coliform Count Plate 1998
EMMAS assessment 3M Petrifilm Enterobacteriaceae Count Plate 2003
United States:
AOAC INTERNATIONAL (see International Recognition)
APHA (American Public Health Association)
Foods:
Dairy:
Examination of fresh,
refrigerated and frozen
prepared meat, poultry and
pasteurized egg products:
Microbiology Laboratory
Guidebook, 3rd Edition 1998,
Chapter 3
FDA/BAM (Bacteriological
Analytical Manual), 8th Edition Rev.
A/1988, Chapter 4, Section VI and
Appendix 1, table 4
Milk:
Covenin 3276-97
Covenin 3338-97
Covenin 3339-97
Venezuela:
Foods:
Dairy products and foods:
Dairy products:
Method approval by private or public organizations (e.g., AOAC INTERNATIONAL or AFNOR) does not guarantee the performance of Petrifilm Plates for any
particular food product or process.
To order Petrifilm plates in the U.S., call 1-800-328-1671.
Latin America/Africa regions, call 5255-5270-0454
Asia Pacific region, call 65-64548611.
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