Laboratory Procedures for the Microbiological Analysis of Foods
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| 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 |
February 2018 |
| MFLP-05 | Detection of Listeria spp. from environmental surfaces using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit | Removed December 2021 |
| MFLP-06 | Detection of Salmonella spp. in Foods using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit | Removed December 2021 |
| 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 | January 2018 |
| 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 | Detection of Listeria Species from Environmental Surfaces Using the BAX® System Genus Listeria Assay | April 2020 |
| 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) | February 2021 |
| 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 | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in a Variety of Foods and Environmental Surfaces Using the BAX® System L. monocytogenes Assay | April 2020 |
| MFLP-29 | Detection of Salmonella in Foods and Environmental Surface Samples Using the BAX® System Salmonella Assay | May 2020 (version 2) |
| MFLP-30 | Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Select Foods using the BAX® System E.coli O157:H7 MP | November 2021 |
| 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 | Detection, isolation, and enumeration of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and/or Vibrio vulnificus in Seafood | April 2019 |
| 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 | July 2018 |
| 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 | February 2020 |
| 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) | July 2019 |
| 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-64 | Enumeration of generic E. coli and other coliform bacteria from all foods using RAPID’E. coli 2 chromogenic media | May 2018 |
| MFLP-65 | Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Food Products Using the VIDAS® Staph Enterotoxin II (SET2), an ELFA (Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay) Technique | Under Review |
| MFLP-66 | Determination of Water Activity Using the Aqualab Instrument | January 2020 |
| MFLP-68 | Detection of Enterotoxins Produced by Staphylococcus aureus in Foods Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) using the Tecra Kit | Removed March 2017 |
| MFLP-70 | Characterization of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) Colonies by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Cloth-Based Hybridization Array System (CHAS) for Virulence Markers and Seven O Serogroups | July 2020 |
| 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 | Removed December 2021 |
| MFLP-73 | Detection of Escherichia coli O157 in foods using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit | Removed December 2021 |
| 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 | Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Meat Trim and Raw Ground Meat Using the BAX® System Real-Time E. coli O157:H7 Assay | April 2020 |
| 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 | December 2018 |
| 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 | Removed December 2021 |
| 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 | November 2020 |
| MFLP-99 | Detection of Listeria spp. in environmental samples using FoodChek™ Listeria spp. method | December 2018 |
| MFLP-100 | Detection of Salmonella spp. in Foods Using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit Version 2 | May 2020 |
| MFLP-101 | Detection of Listeria spp. in Environmental Surface Samples Using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit Version 2 | December 2018 |
| MFLP-102 | Identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus colonies by real-time polymerase chain reaction | July 2017 |
| MFLP-104 | RapidChek Listeria NextDay system for the detection of Listeria species in a variety of environmental surface samples | February 2020 |
| MFLP-105 | Determination of Viable Aerobic Mesophilic Bacteria in Foods using the TEMPO® AC (Aerobic Count) method | August 2018 |
| MFLP-106 | Enumeration of coliformsin a variety of foods using the TEMPO® CC (Coliform Count) Method | October 2018 |
| MFLP-107 | Enumeration of Escherichia coli in a Variety of Foods using the TEMPO® EC (E. coli Count) method | October 2018 |
| MFLP-108 | Enumeration of Yeasts and Molds in a Variety of Foods using the TEMPO®YM (Yeasts/Molds Count) method | October 2018 |
| MFLP-109 | Enumeration of Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus) in a Variety of Foods Using the TEMPO ® STA (Staphylococcus aureus) Method | January 2020 |
| MFLP-110 | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in dairy products using the ANSR® for Listeria monocytogenes test kit | August 2020 |
| MFLP-111 | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods Using the 3M™ Molecular Detection System Test Kit Version 2 | April 2021 |
| MFLP-112 | Detection of Listeria Species in a Variety of Environmental Surface Samples Using GENE-UP® Listeria spp. 2 (LIS 2) Method | October 2021 |
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