FAD 31-Food Microbiology Sectional Committee  Standards List


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Total Standards :  98

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S.No IS Number IS Title Amendment Reaffirmation Year Document Action
1 IS 10232 : 2020
ISO 6887-1:2017

ISO 6887-1:2017
(Second Revision)
Microbiology of the Food Chain — Preparation of Test Samples, Initial Suspension and Decimal Dilutions for Microbiological Examination — General Rules for the Preparation of Initial Suspension and Decimal Dilutions ( Second Revision ) 0 ---- Buy
2 IS 10972 : 2023


(First Revision)
Code For Preparation of Escherichia Coli Diagnostic Sera 0 ---- Buy
3 IS 11061 : 2023


(First Revision)
Code for Preparation of Vibrio Cholerae Diagnostic Sera 0 ---- Buy
4 IS 14595 : 1998
Reviewed In : 2023

Food hygiene - Microbiological criteria - Principles for establishment and application 0 Mar, 2023 Download
5 IS 14988 (Part 1) : 2020
ISO 11290-1:2017

ISO 11290-1:2017
(First Revision)
Microbiology of the Food Chain — Horizontal Method for Detection and Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. Part 1 Detection Method ( First Revision ) 0 ---- Buy
6 IS 14988 (Part 2) : 2020
ISO 11290-2:2017

ISO 11290-2:2017
(First Revision)
Microbiology of the Food Chain — Horizontal Method for Detection and Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. Part 2 Enumeration Method ( First Revision ) 0 ---- Buy
7 IS 15185 : 2016
ISO 9308-1 : 2014
Reviewed In : 2021
ISO 9308-1 : 2014
(First Revision)
Water Quality - Detection And Enumeration of Echerichia Coli And Coliform Bacteria - Membrane Filtration Method For Water With Low Bacterial Background Flora (First Revision 0 Jun, 2021 Buy
8 IS 15186 : 2002
ISO 7899-2 : 2000
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 7899-2 : 2000
Water Quality - Detection And Enumeration Of Intestinal Enterococci - Membrane Filtration Method 0 Aug, 2023 Buy
9 IS 15187 : 2016
ISO 19250 : 2010
Reviewed In : 2021
ISO 19250 : 2010
(First Revision)
Water Quality - Detection Of Salmonella Species (First Revision) 0 Jun, 2021 Buy
10 IS 15188 : 2022
ISO 13606-1:2019

ISO 13606-1:2019
(Second Revision)
Water quality — General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations by culture 0 ---- Buy
11 IS 16067 (Part 1) : 2020
ISO 16649-1 : 2018

ISO 16649-1 : 2018
(First Revision)
Microbiology of the Food Chain — Horizontal Method for the Enumeration of Beta-Glucuronidase-Positive Escherichia coli Part 1 Colony-Count Technique at 44°C Using Membranes and 5-Bromo-4-Chloro-3-Indolyl Beta-D-Glucuronide ( First Revision ) 0 ---- Buy
12 IS 16067 (Part 2) : 2023


Microbiology of food chain -- Horizontal method for the enumeration of glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli Part 2: Colony-count technique at 44 C using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl -D-glucuronide 0 ---- Buy
13 IS 16067 (Part 3) : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain Horizontal method for the enumeration of beta glucuronidase positive Escherichia coli Part 3: Detection and most probable number technique using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3- indolyl--D-glucuronide 0 ---- Buy
14 IS 16068 : 2013
ISO 15214:1998
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 15214:1998
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of mesophilic lactic acid bacteria - Colony Count technique at 30oC 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
15 IS 16069 (Part 1) : 2013
ISO 21527-1 : 2008
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 21527-1 : 2008
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds: Part 1 colony count technique in products with water activity greater than 0.95 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
16 IS 16069 (Part 2) : 2013
ISO 21527-2:2008
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 21527-2:2008
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds: Part 2 colony count technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
17 IS 16122 : 2013
ISO 7218 : 2007
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 7218 : 2007
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
18 IS 16424 : 2016
ISO 7251 : 2005
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 7251 : 2005
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Most Probable Number technique 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
19 IS 16425 : 2016
ISO 7937 : 2004
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 7937 : 2004
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens - Colony Count technique 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
20 IS 16426 : 2017
ISO 16654:2001
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 16654:2001
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 1 Jun, 2022 Buy
21 IS 16427 : 2016
ISO 20837 : 2006
Reviewed In : 2020
ISO 20837 : 2006
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food - Borne pathogens - Requirements for sample preparation for qualitative detection 0 Jul, 2020 Buy
22 IS 16428 : 2016
ISO 20838 : 2006
Reviewed In : 2020
ISO 20838 : 2006
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food - Borne pathogens - Requirements for amplification and detection for qualitative methods 0 Jul, 2020 Buy
23 IS 16429 : 2018
ISO 21567 : 2004
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 21567 : 2004
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection of Shigella spp. 0 Mar, 2023 Buy
24 IS 16431 : 2018
ISO 22118 : 2011
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 22118 : 2011
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection and quantification of food - Borne pathogens - Performance characteristics 0 Mar, 2023 Buy
25 IS 16432 : 2016
ISO 22174 : 2005
Reviewed In : 2020
ISO 22174 : 2005
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food - Borne pathogens - General requirements and definitions 0 Jul, 2020 Buy
26 IS 16433 : 2016
ISO 22119 : 2011
Reviewed In : 2020
ISO 22119 : 2011
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Real - Time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of food - Borne pathogens - General requirements and definitions 0 Jul, 2020 Buy
27 IS 16434 : 2018
ISO 21871 : 2006
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 21871 : 2006
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the determination of low numbers of presumptive bacillus cereus - Most probable number technique and detection method 0 Mar, 2023 Buy
28 IS 16965 : 2018
ISO 13307:2013
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 13307:2013
Microbiology of Food and Animal Feed - Primary Production Stage - Sampling Techniques 0 Apr, 2023 Buy
29 IS 16980 : 2018
ISO 6887-6 : 2013
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 6887-6 : 2013
Microbiology of Food and Animal Feed - Preparation of Test Samples, Initial Suspension and Decimal Dilutions for Microbiological Examination - Specific Rules for the Preparation of Samples Taken at the Primary Production Stage 0 Apr, 2023 Buy
30 IS 16987 : 2018
ISO/TS 13136:2012
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO/TS 13136:2012
Microbiology of Food and Animal Feed - Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ( PCR ) Based Method for the Detection of Food Borne Pathogens - Horizontal Method for the Detection of Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia Coli ( STEC ) and the Determination of O157, O111, O26, O103 and O145 Serogroups 0 Apr, 2023 Buy
31 IS 17112 (Part 1) : 2019
ISO 21528-1 : 2017
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 21528-1 : 2017
Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of enterobacteriaceae: Part 1 detection of enterobacteriacea 0 Apr, 2023 Buy
32 IS 17112 (Part 2) : 2019
ISO 21528-2 : 2017
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 21528-2 : 2017
Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of enterobacteriaceae: Part 2 colony - Count technique 0 Apr, 2023 Buy
33 IS 17113 (Part 1) : 2019
ISO 16140-1 : 2016
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 16140-1 : 2016
Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation: Part 1 vocabulary 0 Apr, 2023 Buy
34 IS 17113 (Part 2) : 2019
ISO 16140-2 : 2016
Reviewed In : 2023
ISO 16140-2 : 2016
Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation: Part 2 protocol for the validation of alternative (Proprietary) methods against a reference method 0 Apr, 2023 Buy
35 IS 17113 (Part 3) : 2022
ISO 12614-12:2021

ISO 12614-12:2021
Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation - Part 3: Protocol for the verification of reference methods and validated alternative methods in a single laboratory 0 ---- Buy
36 IS 17113 (Part 4) : 2022

ISO/IEC TS 4213:2022
Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation - Part 4: Protocol for method validation in a single laboratory 0 ---- Buy
37 IS 17113 (Part 5) : 2022
ISO 2558 : 2010

ISO 2558 : 2010
Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation - Part 5: Protocol for factorial interlaboratory validation for non- proprietary methods 0 ---- Buy
38 IS 17113 (Part 6) : 2022

ISO 8000-63 : 2019
Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation - Part 6: Protocol for the validation of alternative proprietary methods for microbiological confirmation and typing procedures 0 ---- Buy
39 IS 17383 : 2020
ISO 11133:2014

ISO 11133:2014
Microbiology of Food, Animal Feed and Water - Preparation, Production, Storage and Performance Testing of Culture Media 2 ---- Buy
40 IS 17385 : 2020
ISO 22117:2019

ISO 22117:2019
Microbiology of the Food Chain - Specific Requirements and Guidance for Proficiency Testing by Interlaboratory Comparison 0 ---- Buy
41 IS 17447 : 2020
ISO 6887-4 : 2017

ISO 6887-4 : 2017
Microbiology of the Food Chain - Preparation of Test Samples, Initial Suspension and Decimal Dilutions for Microbiological Examination - Specific Rules for the Preparation of Miscellaneous Products 0 ---- Buy
42 IS 17448 : 2020
ISO 6887-3 : 2017

ISO 6887-3 : 2017
Microbiology of the Food Chain - Preparation of Test Samples, Initial Suspension and Decimal Dilutions for Microbiological Examination - Specific Rules for the Preparation of Fish and Fishery Products 1 ---- Buy
43 IS 17779 : 2021
6887-5: 2020

6887-5: 2020
Microbiology of the Food Chain — Preparation of Test Samples, Initial Suspension and Decimal Dilutions for Microbiological Examination — Part 5: Specific Rules for the Preparation of Milk and Milk Products (Adoption of ISO 6887-5:2020) 0 ---- Buy
44 IS 17819 : 2022


Water quality Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria Part 2: Most probable number method 0 ---- Download
45 IS 17872 : 2022
ISO 10618 : 2004

ISO 10618 : 2004
Microbiology of the food chain - Estimation of measurement uncertainty for quantitative determinations 0 ---- Buy
46 IS 18348 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Horizontal method for the detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica 0 ---- Buy
47 IS 18349 (Part 1) : 2023


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 0 ---- Buy
48 IS 18350 (Part 1) : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for determination of hepatitis A virus and norovirus using real-time RT-PCR: Part 1- Method for quantification 0 ---- Buy
49 IS 18350 (Part 2) : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Horizontal method for determination of hepatitis A virus and norovirus using real-time RT-PCR : Part 2 � Method for detection 0 ---- Buy
50 IS 18351 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain - Polymerase chain reaction PCR for the detection of food-borne pathogens - Detection of botulinum type A B E and F neurotoxin-producing clostridia 0 ---- Buy
51 IS 18352 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Horizontal methods for surface sampling 0 ---- Buy
52 IS 18353 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Detection and enumeration of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in fresh leafy green vegetables and berry fruits 0 ---- Buy
53 IS 18354 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Polymerase chain reaction PCR for the detection of food-borne pathogens � Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis 0 ---- Buy
54 IS 18355 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Horizontal method for the immunoenzymatic detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins in foodstuffs 0 ---- Buy
55 IS 18356 (Part 1) : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Requirements and guidelines for conducting challenge tests of food and feed products: Part 1 - Challenge tests to study growth potential, lag time and maximum growth rate 0 ---- Buy
56 IS 18356 (Part 2) : 2023


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 0 ---- Buy
57 IS 18357 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain Horizontal method for the detection of Cronobacter spp. 0 ---- Buy
58 IS 18358 : 2023


Microbiology of the food chain � Whole genome sequencing for typing and genomic characterization of bacteria � General requirements and guidance 0 ---- Buy
59 IS 18564 (Part 1) : 2024


Microbiology of the food chain � Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. � Part 1: Detection method 0 ---- Buy
60 IS 18564 (Part 2) : 2024


Microbiology of the food chain � Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. � Part 2: Colony-count technique 0 ---- Buy
61 IS 18566 : 2024


Microbiology of the food chain � Enumeration of Brochothrix spp. � Colony-count technique 0 ---- Buy
62 IS 18567 : 2024


Microbiology of the food chain � Horizontal method for the enumeration of psychrotrophic microorganisms 0 ---- Buy
63 IS 18568 : 2024


Microbiology of the food chain � Technical requirements and guidance on establishment or revision of a standardized reference method 0 ---- Buy
64 IS 18569 : 2024


Microbiology of the food chain � Detection of Trichinella larvae in meat by artificial digestion method 0 ---- Buy
65 IS 5401 (Part 1) : 2012
ISO 4832 : 2006
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 4832 : 2006
(Second Revision)
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of coliforms: Part 1 colony count technique (Second Revision) 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
66 IS 5401 (Part 2) : 2012
ISO 4831:2006
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 4831:2006
(First Revision)
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of coliforms: Part 2 most probable number technique (Second Revision) 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
67 IS 5402 (Part 1) : 2021

ISO 14457:2017
(Third Revision)
Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms- Part 1: Colony count at 30 C by the pour plate technique 1 ---- Buy
68 IS 5402 (Part 2) : 2021
ISO 23581:2020

ISO 23581:2020
(Third Revision)
Microbiology of the food chain- Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - Part 2: Colony count at 30 C by the surface plating technique 1 ---- Buy
69 IS 5403 : 1999
Reviewed In : 2018

(First Revision)
Method for yeast and mould count of foodstuffs and animal feeds (First Revision) 0 Mar, 2018 Download
70 IS 5404 : 1984
Reviewed In : 2022

(First Revision)
Methods for drawing and handling of food samples for microbiological analysis (First Revision) 0 Sep, 2022 Download
71 IS 5887 (Part 1) : 1976
Reviewed In : 2022

(First Revision)
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning: Part 1 isolation, identification and enumeration of escherichia coli (First Revision) 0 Sep, 2022 Download
72 IS 5887 (Part 2) : 1976
Reviewed In : 2022

(First Revision)
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning: Part 2 Isolation, identification and enumeration of staphylococcus aureus and faecal streptococci ( First Revision) 0 Sep, 2022 Download
73 IS 5887 (Part 3) : 1999
ISO 6579:1993
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 6579:1993
(Second Revision)
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning: Part 3 general guidance on methods for the detection of salmonella (Second Revision) 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
74 IS 5887 (Part 3/Sec 1) : 2020
ISO 6579-1 : 2017

ISO 6579-1 : 2017
Methods for Detection of Bacteria Responsible for Food Poisoning Part 3 Horizontal Method for the Detection, Enumeration and Serotyping of Salmonella Section 1 Detection of Salmonella spp. ( Third Revision ) 1 ---- Buy
75 IS 5887 (Part 3/Sec 2) : 2021
ISO 11037 : 2011

ISO 11037 : 2011
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning Part 3 Horizontal method for the detection enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella Sec 2: Enumeration by a miniaturized most probable number technique 0 ---- Buy
76 IS 5887 (Part 3/Sec 3) : 2021
ISO 4120 : 2021

ISO 4120 : 2021
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning Part 3 Horizontal method for the detection enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella Sec 3: Guidelines for serotyping of Salmonella spp 0 ---- Buy
77 IS 5887 (Part 4) : 1999
Reviewed In : 2022

(Second Revision)
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning: Part 4 isolation and identification of clostridium perfringens (Clostridium Welchii) and clostridium botul inum and enumeration of clostridium perfringens (Second Revision) 0 Sep, 2022 Download
78 IS 5887 (Part 5/Sec 1) : 2023
ISO 21872-1 : 2017

ISO 21872-1 : 2017
(Second Revision)
Methods FOR Detection of Bacteria Responsible FOR Food Poisoning Part 5 Horizontal Method FOR the Determination of Vibrio spp Section 1 Detection of Potentially Enteropathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio cholerae AND Vibrio vulnificus (Second Revision) 0 ---- Buy
79 IS 5887 (Part 5/Sec 2) : 2023


(Second Revision)
Methods FOR detection of bacteria responsible FOR food poisoning Part 5 Horizontal method FOR the determination of Vibrio spp Section 2: Enumeration of total AND potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus IN seafood USING nucleic acid hybridization (Second Revision) 1 ---- Buy
80 IS 5887 (Part 6) : 2012
ISO 7932 : 2004
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 7932 : 2004
(First Revision)
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of presumptive bacillus cereus: Part 6 colony - Count technique at 30?C (First Revision) 1 Sep, 2022 Buy
81 IS 5887 (Part 7) : 1999
Reviewed In : 2022

Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning: Part 7 general guidance on methods for isolation and identification of shigella 0 Sep, 2022 Download
82 IS 5887 (Part 8/Sec 1) : 2023


(First Revision)
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning- Part 8: Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Sec 1: Method using Baird-Parker agar medium 0 ---- Buy
83 IS 5887 (Part 8/Sec 2) : 2023


(First Revision)
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning Part 8 Horizontal method for the enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) Sec 2: Method using rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium 0 ---- Buy
84 IS 5887 (Part 8/Sec 3) : 2016
ISO 6888-3 : 2003
Reviewed In : 2022
ISO 6888-3 : 2003
Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning: Part 8 horizontal method for enumeration of coagulase - Positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus Aureus And Other Species): Sec 3 detection and mpn technique for low numbers 0 Sep, 2022 Buy
85 IS 6850 : 2023


(First Revision)
Agar Microbiological Grade - Specification 0 ---- Buy
86 IS 6851 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for meat extract, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
87 IS 6852 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for bile salts, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
88 IS 6853 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for peptone, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
89 IS 6854 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Methods of sampling and test for ingredients used in media for microbiological work 1 Sep, 2022 Download
90 IS 7004 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for yeast extract, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
91 IS 7127 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for tryptone, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
92 IS 7128 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for proteose peptone, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
93 IS 7203 : 1973
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for casein hydrolysate (Acid Digested), microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
94 IS 7535 : 1975
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for liver extract, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download
95 IS 7536 : 2023


(First Revision)
Soluble Starch Microbiological Grade - Specification 0 ---- Buy
96 IS 7590 : 2023


(First Revision)
Gelatin Microbiological Grade - Specification 0 ---- Buy
97 IS 7591 : 2023


(First Revision)
Malt Extract Microbiological Grade - Specification 0 ---- Buy
98 IS 7801 : 1975
Reviewed In : 2022

Specification for trypsin, microbiological grade 0 Sep, 2022 Download