Laboratory Procedures for the Microbiological Analysis of Foods

 

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Table of Contents - Volume 3 - The Compendium of Analytical Methods
Identification Number Title Date Issued
Disclaimer Disclaimer for the Compendium of Analytical Methods January 2005
MFLP-01 Isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from food samples November 2016
MFLP-02 Detection of Shiga toxins of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) by the Pro-Lab ProlisaTM STEC Enzyme Immunoassay Kit July 2016
MFLP-03

The Atlas® E. coli O157:H7 EG2 Detection Assay for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in raw beef trim

 June 2016
MFLP-05 Detection of Listeria spp. from environmental surfaces using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit November 2013
MFLP-06 Detection of Salmonella spp. in Foods using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit July 2013
MFLP-07 The detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods and environmental surfaces using the Assurance GDS™ Listeria monocytogenes Tq Genetic Detection System October 2014
MFLP-08 The detection of Listeria species in foods and environmental surfaces using the Assurance GDS® Listeria spp. Tq Genetic Detection System November 2015
MFLP-09 Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae species in Food and Environmental Samples Using 3M™ Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates June 2007
MFLP-10 Enumeration of Total Aerobic Bacteria in Food Products and Food Ingredients Using Compact Dry Aerobic Count Plates December 2007
MFLP-11 Enumeration of Listeria species in Environmental Samples Using 3M™ Petrifilm™ Environmental Listeria Plates February 2011
MFLP-12 Identification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Verotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:NM using the ADIAFOOD Rapid Pathogen Detection System, a Real-Time PCR Technique March 2009
MFLP-13 The Genequence Listeria spp. Assay for the Detection of Listeria in Foods and Environmental Surfaces February 2011
MFLP-14 The Genequence Listeria monocytogenes Assay for the Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in a Variety of Foods October 2013
MFLP-15 The Detection of Listeria species from Environmental Surfaces Using the Dupont Qualicon BAX® System Method and Direct Plating February 2011
MFLP-16 Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in foods - Assurance GDS® for E. coli O157:H7 Tq Gene Detection System December 2015
MFLP-17 Enumeration of Viable Aerobic Mesophilic Microorganisms in Food Products using the TEMPO® TVC Removed May 2017
MFLP-18 The 48 h Dupont™ Lateral Flow System™ Method for the Detection of Salmonella species in Raw and Processed Meats Removed May 2015
MFLP-20 The GeneQuence® Salmonella Microwell Assay for the detection of Salmonella spp. March 2016
MFLP-21 Enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus in Foods and Environmental Samples Using 3MT PetrifilmT Staph Express Count (STX) Plates July 2004
MFLP-22 Characterization of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Colonies by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Cloth-Based Hybridization Array System (CHAS) December 2013
MFLP-23 Specific Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains using a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Based on the R72H Taxonomic Marker and the Hemolysin Genes TDH and TRH March 2006
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MFLP-25 Isolation and Identification of Shigella spp. from Foods March 2006
MFLP-26 Detection of Shigella spp. in Foods by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) February 2006
MFLP-27 The Dupont Qualicon Bax® System Method for the Detection of Enterobacter sakazakii in Selected Foods September 2003
MFLP-28 The Qualicon Bax® System Method for the Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in a Variety of Food November 2011
MFLP-29 The DuPont BAX® System Method for the detection of Salmonella in foods and environmental surface samples March 2016
MFLP-30 Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Select Foods using the BAX® System E. coli O157:H7 MP November 2012
MFLP-31 Identification of Listeria monocytogenes using the ADIAFOOD Rapid Pathogen Detection System, a Real-Time PCR Technique October 2011
MFLP-32 Detection of Salmonella spp. using the ADIAFOOD Rapid Pathogen Detection System, A Real-Time PCR Technique March 2016
MFLP-33 Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods by the VIDAS LMO 2™ Method August 2014
MFLP-34 Detection of Listeria spp. in foods and environmental surface samples by the VIP Gold method September 2015
MFLP-36 Detection of Salmonella in Foods and Environmental Surface Samples - Assurance GDS® for Salmonella Tq Genetic Detection System March 2016
MFLP-37 Part 1: Detection of Halophilic Vibrio species in Seafood

Part 2: Detection of Vibrio cholerae		 October 2006
MFLP-38 Detection of Salmonella spp. from all foods and selected environmental surfaces using iQ-Check™ Salmonella Real-Time PCR Test Kit August 2012
MFLP-39 Detection of Listeria spp. from Environmental Surfaces and Heat Processed Ready to Eat Meat and Poultry Using iQ-Check™ Listeria spp. Real-Time PCR Test Kit May 2013
MFLP-40 Detection of Salmonella in Food Products by the VIDAS® Easy Salmonella (SLM) Method November 2011
MFLP-41 Environmental Sampling for the Detection of Microorganisms July 2010
MFLP-42 Isolation and Enumeration of the Bacillus cereus Group in Foods May 2011
MFLP-43 Determination of Enterobacteriaceae September 1997
MFLP-44 Determination of Aerobic and Anaerobic Sporeformers March 2012
MFLP-45 Determination of Sodium Chloride (Salt) in Foods and Other Samples by Quantab™ Chloride Titrators November 2007
MFLP-46 Isolation of thermophilic Campylobacter from Food December 2014
MFLP-48 Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica from Foods and Environmental Samples May 2012
MFLP-49 Detection of Salmonella spp. in food products and environmental surfaces by the VIDAS® UP Salmonella (SPT) method August 2014
MFLP-50 Detection of Clostridium botulinum in Honey and Syrups January 2012
MFLP-51 Detection of Listeria species in Stainless steel Surfaces by the ADIAFOOD Rapid Pathogen Detection System July 2012
MFLP-52 Isolation and identification of priority verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) in foods November 2014
MFLP-53 Identification of Listeria monocytogenes colonies by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and cloth-based hybridization array system (CHAS) August 2015
MFLP-54 Detection of Listeria monocytogenes from selected foods using iQ-Check™ Listeria monocytogenes Real-Time PCR Test Kit October 2016

MFLP-55

 Enumeration of Faecal Coliforms in Foods by the Hydrophobic Grid-Membrane Filter (HGMF) Method March 2015
MFLP-56 Determination of Aerobic Colony Count in Foods and Environmental Samples by the Hydrophobic Grid-Membrane Filter (HGMF) Method January 2003
MFLP-57 Enumeration of Yeast and Mold in Foods Using the Iso-Grid Membrane Filtration System November 2014
MFLP-58 Enumeration of Aeromonas hydrophila in Foods by Hydrophobic Grid-Membrane Filter or Direct Plating December 2014
MFLP-58B Enumeration of Aeromonas hydrophila in Ice and Water by the Hydrophobic Grid-Membrane Filter (HGMF) Technique October 2012
MFLP-59 Detection of Listeria spp. in food products and environmental surface samples with VIDAS® UP Listeria (LPT) June 2016
MFLP-61 Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Foods and Food Ingredients by the Hydrophobic Grid-Membrane Filter (HGMF) Method May 2015
MFLP-61B Enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in prepackaged ice and water in sealed containers by the Hydrophobic Grid-Membrane Filter (HGMF) Technique November 1999
MFLP-62 Determination of Verotoxin genes in Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates November 2015
MFLP-63 Measuring Water Activity (aw) Using the Novasina aw Center January 2006
MFLP-65 Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Food Products Using the VIDAS® Staph Enterotoxin II (SET2), an ELFA (Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay) Technique April 2008
MFLP-66 Determination of Water Activity Using the Decagon Aqualab August 2014
MFLP-68 Detection of Enterotoxins Produced by Staphylococcus aureus in Foods Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) using the Tecra Kit Removed March 2017
MFLP-71 Detection of Listeria spp. in Foods and Environmental Samples using the Oxoid Listeria Rapid Test December 2013
MFLP-72 Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit April 2017
MFLP-73 Detection of Escherichia coli O157 in foods using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit November 2016
MFLP-74 Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes in foods February 2011
MFLP-75 Procedure for the Isolation of Salmonella species by the Modified Semi-solid Rappaport Vassiliadis (MSRV) Method March 2016
MFLP-76 The DuPont Qualicon BAX® System real-time method for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 in raw beef trim and raw ground beef November 2014
MFLP-77 Detection of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. in Food Products and Environmental Samples by the VIDAS® Listeria species Xpress (LSX) Method October 2012
MFLP-78 Identification of Listeria monocytogenes from foods and environmental samples by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) February 2011
MFLP-79 Detection of Listeria spp. in Environmental Surface Samples Using the BAX® System Real-Time PCR Assay for Listeria Genus May 2017
MFLP-80 Isolation of E. coli O157:H7 or NM in Foods See MFHPB-10
MFLP-82 Detection of E. coli O157 by the Merck Singlepath® E. coli O157 Kit July 2014
MFLP-83 Detection of Verotoxins VT1 and VT2 from Escherichia coli O157:H7/NM by the Merck Duopath® Verotoxin Kit January 2015
MFLP-84 Method for the ImmunoMagnetic Separation of Salmonella species by DynabeadsTM anti-Salmonella March 2016
MFLP-85 Enumeration of Coliforms in Foods and Environmental Samples Using 3M ™ Petrifilm™ High Sensitivity Coliform Count (HSCC) Plates March 2003
MFLP-86 Identification of vt1 and vt2 genes from Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli by Polymerase Chain Reaction November 2014
MFLP-87 Detection of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 (EHEC) in Food Products and Food Ingredients by the VIP® Gold for EHEC Method September 2016
MFLP-88

Identification of Listeria monocytogenes by AccuProbe™ (AccuProbe Rapid DNA Probe Test)

 July 2011
MFLP-90 Identification of E. coli O157 by DynaBeads™ anti-E. coli O157 See MFHPB-10
MFLP-98 Detection of E. coli O157:H7 in Food Products by the VIDAS® UP E. coli O157 (including H7) Method July 2015
MFLP-99 Detection of Listeria spp. in environmental samples using FoodChek™ Listeria spp. method January 2015
MFLP-101 Detection of Listeria spp. in Environmental Surface Samples Using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit Version 2 June 2017

Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Evaluation Division, Food Directorate

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