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

Foodstuffs — Principles of selection and criteria of validation for varietal identification methods using specific nucleic acid

Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms
Part 1: Colony count at 30 °C by the pour plate technique

Microbiology of food and animal feed — Primary production stage — Sampling techniques

Microbiology of food and animal feed — Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination
Part 6: Specific rules for the preparation of samples taken at the primary production stage

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

Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Protocol for the validation of alternative methods — Amendment 1