Microbiological Methods

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
  • 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
• Environmental Testing Methods
  • Environmental Sampling and Detection of Salmonella in Poultry Houses October 2008
• Advisories for BAM Users
  • Advisory for BAM Users on Reported Supply Problems for Cycloheximide

Other Microbiological Methods Information

• American Public Health Association (APHA). 2001.
  • APHA
• American Type Culture Collection.
  • ATCC
• AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 2006.
  • Official Methods of Analysis, 18th ed., Revision 1
  • 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