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Committee:

CTN 34/SC 4/GT 6 - Microbiology of the food chain

International Relations:

ISO/TC 34/SC 9  Microbiology

CEN/TC 463  Microbiology of the food chain

Standards developed by the committee: CTN 34/SC 4/GT 6: 18

UNE-EN ISO 16140-7:2025

Status: VIGENTE2025-07-16

Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation - Part 7: Protocol for the validation of identification methods of microorganisms (ISO 16140-7:2024)

UNE-EN ISO 22174:2025

Status: VIGENTE2025-04-09

Microbiology of the food chain - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection and quantification of microorganisms - General requirements and definitions (ISO 22174:2024)

UNE-EN ISO 16140-2:2016/A1:2025

Status: VIGENTE2025-04-09

Microbiology of the food chain — Method validation — Part 2: Protocol for the validation of alternative (proprietary) methods against a reference method — Amendment 1: Revision of qualitative method comparison study data evaluation, relative level of detection calculations in the interlaboratory study, calculation and interpretation of the relative trueness study, and inclusion of a commercial sterility testing protocol for specific products (ISO 16140-2:2016/A1:2024)

UNE-EN ISO 16140-4:2021/A1:2025

Status: VIGENTE2025-04-09

Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation - Part 4: Protocol for method validation in a single laboratory - Amendment 1: Validation of a larger test portion size for qualitative methods (ISO 16140-4:2020/Amd 1:2024)

UNE-EN ISO 7218:2025

Status: VIGENTE2025-03-26

Microbiology of the food chain - General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations (ISO 7218:2024)

UNE-CEN ISO/TS 15213-3:2025

Status: VIGENTE2025-02-12

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Clostridium spp. - Part 3: Detection of Clostridium perfringens (ISO/TS 15213-3:2024)

UNE-EN ISO 6887-1:2017/A1:2025

Status: VIGENTE2025-02-12

Microbiology of the food chain - Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 1: General rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions - Amendment 1: Requirements and guidance on the use of larger test portion size for qualitative method (ISO 6887-1:2017/Amd 1:2024)

UNE-EN ISO 15213-2:2024

Status: VIGENTE2024-07-03

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Clostridium spp. - Part 2: Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens by colony-count technique (ISO 15213-2:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 17468:2024

Status: VIGENTE2024-06-05

Microbiology of the food chain - Technical requirements and guidance on the establishment or revision of a standardized reference method (ISO 17468:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 18743:2016/A1:2024

Status: VIGENTE2024-04-17

Microbiology of the food chain - Detection of Trichinella larvae in meat by artificial digestion method - Amendment 1: Method validation studies and performance characteristics (ISO 18743:2015/Amd 1:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 6888-1:2022/A1:2024

Status: VIGENTE2024-04-17

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) - Part 1: Method using Baird-Parker agar medium - Amendment 1 (ISO 6888-1:2021/Amd 1:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 6888-2:2022/A1:2024

Status: VIGENTE2024-04-17

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) - Part 2: Method using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium - Amendment 1 (ISO 6888-2:2021/Amd 1:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 10272-2:2018/A1:2024

Status: VIGENTE2024-01-24

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. - Part 2: Colony-count technique - Amendment 1: Inclusion of methods for molecular confirmation and identification of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. and changes in the performance testing of culture media (ISO 10272-2:2017/Amd 1:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 21872-1:2018/A1:2023

Status: VIGENTE2023-12-20

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the determination of Vibrio spp. - Part 1: Detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus - Amendment 1: Inclusion of performance testing of culture media and reagents (ISO 21872 1:2017/Amd 1:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 10272-1:2018/A1:2023

Status: VIGENTE2023-12-20

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. - Part 1: Detection method - Amendment 1: Inclusion of methods for molecular confirmation and identification of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp., the use of growth supplement in Preston broth and changes in the performance testing of culture media (ISO 10272-1:2017/Amd 1:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 15213-1:2023

Status: VIGENTE2023-12-20

Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Clostridium spp. - Part 1: Enumeration of sulfite-reducing Clostridium spp. by colony-count technique (ISO 15213-1:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 16654:2002/A2:2023

Status: VIGENTE2023-12-20

Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 - Amendment 2: Inclusion of performance testing of all culture media and reagents (ISO 16654:2001/Amd 2:2023)

UNE-EN ISO 20976-2:2023

Status: VIGENTE2023-10-04

Microbiology of the food chain - Requirements and guidelines for conducting challenge tests of food and feed products - Part 2: Challenge tests to study inactivation potential and kinetic parameters (ISO 20976-2:2022)