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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 Removed February 2023
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-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-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. in Foods and Environmental Surfaces Using iQ-Check Salmonella II PCR Detection Kit

February 2023

MFLP-39 Detection of Listeria spp. from Environmental Surface Samples and Heat Processed Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Using iQ-Check Listeria spp. Real-Time PCR Detection Kit March 2023
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 PCR Detection Kit March 2023
MFLP-59 Detection of Listeria spp. in food products and environmental surface samples with VIDAS® UP Listeria (LPT) July 2019
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-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-74 Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes in foods September 2023
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-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
MFLP-113 Enumeration of Escherichia coli Using Compact Dry EC Medium Count Plates May 2023
MFLP-115 Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7/NM in Select Foods Using the BAX® System Real-Time PCR assay for E. coli O157:H7 Exact January 2024
MFLP-116 Detection of Escherichia coli O157 (including H7) in Select Foods Using the Neogen® Molecular Detection System Test Kit Version 2 March 2024
MFLP-118 Identification of Yersinia enterocolitica colonies by real-time polymerase chain reaction March 2024

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