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Products/<br />

Cl<strong>as</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Test<br />

sealed containers (thermally<br />

processed)<br />

4. dried & instnt products<br />

requiring reconstitution<br />

5. instant infant cereal<br />

6. dried products requiring<br />

reconstitution and boiling<br />

before consumption<br />

7. infant formula (liquid)<br />

UHT/sterilized<br />

8. coated or filled, dried shelfstable<br />

biscuits<br />

AF. Milk & Dairy Products<br />

1. All cheese made from<br />

p<strong>as</strong>teurized milk<br />

2. All raw milk cheese<br />

3. Processed cheese spread<br />

4. Ice cream & sherbet plain &<br />

flavoured<br />

5. ice cream with added<br />

ingredients (nuts, fruits, cocoa,<br />

etc)<br />

6. Milk powders (whole, nonfat or<br />

filled milk, buttermilk, whey &<br />

whey protein concentrate)<br />

7. Sweetened condensed milk<br />

8. Liquid milk (evaporated or<br />

ready to drink) and Cream<br />

UHT/sterilized<br />

9. P<strong>as</strong>teurized milk<br />

10. P<strong>as</strong>teurized cream<br />

11. Yoghurt & other fermented<br />

milk<br />

12. Butter & whipped butter<br />

13. Butter made from<br />

unp<strong>as</strong>teurized milk and/or milk<br />

product<br />

Specific tests or<br />

Me<strong>as</strong>urements<br />

Aerobic plate count<br />

Anaerobic plate count<br />

Ye<strong>as</strong>t and mold count<br />

Coliform count<br />

E. coli count<br />

Salmonella Detection<br />

AG. Beverages<br />

Aerobic Plate Count<br />

2. Non- alcoholic beverage<br />

.1 Carbonated<br />

.2 Non-carbonated<br />

Ye<strong>as</strong>t and Mold Counts<br />

3. Powder drinks<br />

4. Juices<br />

5. Energy drinks<br />

1.17 Microbial test <strong>of</strong> waters, including effluents<br />

BA. Potable waters<br />

Aerobic plate count<br />

BB. Non-potable waters<br />

BC. Sewage<br />

BD. Effluents and trade w<strong>as</strong>tes Coliform count<br />

BE. Cooling Tower<br />

BF. Industrial Water (treated, E. coli count<br />

recirculated<br />

BG. Swimming & spa pools<br />

Pseudomon<strong>as</strong> aeruginosa<br />

BH. Marine Waters<br />

detection<br />

BI. Environmental Waters<br />

Fecal streptococci detection<br />

Sample Collection<br />

Legends to Reference Standards:<br />

AOAC - Association <strong>of</strong> Official Analytical Chemists<br />

FDA BAM - Food and Drug Administration Bacteriological Analytical Manual<br />

SMEWW - Standard Methods for the Examination <strong>of</strong> Water and W<strong>as</strong>tewater<br />

348 <strong>of</strong> 391<br />

Standard Method/<br />

Reference Standard<br />

Pour plate/ FDA BAM Ch. 3<br />

(January 2001)<br />

Pour Plate/ FDA BAM Ch. 18<br />

MPN/ Pour Plate/ Petri Film/<br />

FDA BAM Ch. 4 (September<br />

2002)<br />

MPN/ Petri Film/ FDA BAM<br />

Ch. 4 (September 2002)<br />

Conventional/ TECRA/ FDA<br />

BAM Ch.5<br />

Compendium for the<br />

Microbial Examination <strong>of</strong><br />

Foods. Ch. 59, 4 th Ed<br />

Compendium for the<br />

Microbial Examination <strong>of</strong><br />

Foods. Ch. 20, 4 th Ed<br />

Pour plate/Membrane<br />

Filtration/ SMEWW 21 st<br />

edition, 2005<br />

MPN/ Membrane filtration/<br />

SMEWW 21 st edition, 2005<br />

MPN/ Membrane Filtration/<br />

SMEWW 21 st edition, 2005<br />

Membrane Filtration/<br />

SMEWW 21 st edition,<br />

2005/USP 24<br />

MPN/ SMEWW 21 st edition,<br />

2005<br />

SMEWW 21 st edition, 2005

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