Las normas sobre microbiología de los alimentos garantizan la seguridad, calidad y autenticidad de los productos alimentarios. Estas normas abarcan la detección de microorganismos, el análisis de patógenos, la validación de métodos de laboratorio y la determinación de marcadores químicos y biológicos, y ayudan a los productores a cumplir los requisitos reglamentarios en todo el mundo.

Perspectivas

The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.
Fruits and vegetables next to scientist using microscope.

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Improving confidence in laboratory results

The latest in the series of standards for method validation helps labs keep food products safe.

Mother carrying a baby girl in an infant carrier examines tubs of baby formula in a supermarket.

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Testing the nutrients of infant formula: new standard in the ISO series

Nutritional labelling of infant formulas is, unsurprisingly, a heavily regulated area, meaning tight rules around the nutrients they contain. ISO has an industry-recognized series of International Standards for the determination of such nutrients, the latest of which has just been published.

Sample standards

Microbiology of the food chain — General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations

Microbiology of the food chain — Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination
Part 1: General rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions

Microbiology of food, animal feed and water — Preparation, production, storage and performance testing of culture media

Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella
Part 4: Identification of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium (1,4,[5],12:i:-) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Microbiology of the food chain — Method validation
Part 4: Protocol for method validation in a single laboratory

Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species)
Part 1: Method using Baird-Parker agar medium