3M Food Safety
Certifications,
Recognitions and
Validations Issue Date: May, 2018
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
International Recognition 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
AFNOR Certification
All human food products1, pet food and industrial Aerobic Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/1-09/892
environmental samples (as compared to ISO 4833 method)
Milk powders and dairy products Rapid Aerobic Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/17-11/162
(as compared to ISO 4833-1 method)
All human food products1 (except raw shellfish), Coliform Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/2-09/89A2
pet food and industrial environmental samples 24 hour total coliform result (as compared to ISO 4832 VRBL method)
All human food products1 (except raw shellfish) Coliform Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/2-09/89B2
24 hour total coliform result (as compared to ISO 4831 MPN method)
All human food products1 Coliform Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/2-09/89C2
24 hour thermotolerant coliform result
All human food products1, pet food and industrial Select E. coli Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/8-06/012
environmental samples (as compared to ISO 16649-2)
All human food products1 Rapid Coliform Count Plates 14 hour result NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/5-03/97A2
(Incubate at 30°C for processed pork products (as compared to ISO 4832 VRBL 30°C method)
and seafood)
Rapid Coliform Count Plates 24 hour result NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/5-03/97B2
(Incubate at 30°C for processed pork products (as compared to ISO 4832 VRBL 30°C method)
and seafood)
All human food products1 (except processed pork Rapid Coliform Count Plates 24 hour result NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/5-03/97C2
products) (Incubate at 30°C for seafood products) (as compared to ISO 4831 MPN 30°C method)
All human food products1, animal feed and Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/6-09/972
industrial environmental samples (as compared to ISO 21528 part 2 VRBG method)
All human food products1 High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/7-03/992
(as compared to ISO 4831 MPN method)
All human food products1 and pet food Staph Express System NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/9-04/03A2
(as compared to EN ISO 6888-1 method)
All human food products1 and pet food Staph Express System NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/9-04/03B2
(as compared to EN ISO 6882-2 method)
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
International Recognition (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
AFNOR Certification
All human food products1, animal feeding stuffs Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/13-07/142
and product environmental samples (as compared to ISO 21527-1 method and ISO 21527-2 method)
All human food products1 (excluding yoghurts) Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plates NF VALIDATION Certificate Number 3M 01/19-11/172
and industrial environmental samples (as compared to ISO 15214 method)
1
Validation study performed on a broad range of foods
2
For more information about the end of validity please refer to NF VALIDATION Certificate available on http://nf-validation.afnor.org/en
AOAC® INTERNATIONAL Official Method of AnalysisSM
Raw and pasteurized milk Aerobic Count, Coliform Count Plates Method 986.33
Dairy products Aerobic Count, Coliform Count Plates Method 989.10
High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates Method 996.02
Foods Aerobic Count Plates Method 990.12
Coliform Count, E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Method 991.14
Yeast and Mold Count Plates Method 997.02
Rapid Coliform Count Plates Method 2000.15
Poultry, meats and seafood E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Method 998.08
Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates Method 2003.01
Salmonella Express System Method 2014.01
Selected processed and prepared foods Staph Express System Method 2003.07
Selected dairy foods Staph Express System Method 2003.08
Selected poultry, meats and seafood Staph Express System Method 2003.11
Variety of foods Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plates Method 2014.05
Rapid Aerobic Count Plates Method 2015.13
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
International Recognition (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
AOAC® Performance Tested MethodSM
Environmental sampling Environmental Listeria Plates Certificate Number 030601
Bottled water Aqua Coliform Count Plates Certificate Number 091101
Variety of Foods Salmonella Express System Certificate Number 061301
Variety of Foods Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plates Certificate Number 121301
Broad Range of Foods Rapid Aerobic Count Plates Certificate Number 121403
Select Foods and Environmental Samples Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plates Certificate Number 041701
Broad Range of Foods and Select Environmental Rapid E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Certificate Number 051801
Samples
The above methods’ performance was reviewed by AOAC® Research Institute and was found to perform to the manufacturer’s specifications.
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FEDERATION (FIL/IDF)
Dairy products Bulletins 285/1993 and 350/2000
Recognition by Country
Australia
Department of Agriculture/Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
ESAM (Carcass sampling) Aerobic Count Plates Section 4
Meat and meat products methods E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Microbiological Methods for Meat Products for Export
Victorian Dairy Industry Authority (VDIA)
Milk and dairy products Aerobic Count Plates Certificate Number 9503
Coliform Count Plates Certificate Number 9504
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
Recognition by Country (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
Belgium
All foods Aerobic Count Plates, Yeast and Mold Count Plates, List of Approved Microbiological Methods
Staph Express System, Select E. coli Count Plates, - Version 16, December, 2013
Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, High
Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates, Rapid Coliform Count Plates
Brazil
Ministry of Agriculture
Carcass sampling E. coli/Coliform Count Plates IN 40, 2005
Canada
Health Protection Branch, Compendium of Analytical Methods
Laboratory procedures Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Method MFLP-41
Count Plates, Yeast and Mold Count Plates
Environmental sampling High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates Method MFLP-41B
Environmental Listeria Plates Method MFLP-11
Dairy products High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates Method MFLP-85
Food products and environmental sampling Staph Express System Method MFLP-85
Health Protection Branch Methods
Food products and ingredients Aerobic Count Plates Method MFHPB-33
Coliform Count Plates Method MFHPB-35
E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Method MFHPB-34
Yeast and Mold Count Plates Method MFHPB-32
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
Recognition by Country (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
Chile
SAG (Chile Department of Agriculture)
Carcass sampling E. coli/Coliform Count Plates January, 2004
Colombia
IMVIMA
Aerobic Count Plates Certificate No. 2006021775
Coliform Count Plates Certificate No. 2006021761
E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Certificate No. 2006021644
Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates Certificate No. 2006021776
Staph Express System Certificate No. 2006021784
Yeast and Mold Count Plates Certificate No. 2006021773
El Salvador
Ministry of Public Health and Social Attendance Central Control Laboratory of Foods and Waters
Use in foods Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform July, 2006
Count Plates, Enterobacteriacea Count Plates, Staph Express
System, Yeast and Mold Count Plates
France
AFNOR Certification (see International Validations)
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
Recognition by Country (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
Japan
Food Hygiene Manual
Foods Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform July, 2004
Count Plates, Rapid Coliform Count Plates, Staph Express
System
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Carcass (cattle and swine) swab E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Notification No. 25
Korea
KCFR (Korea Code of Federal Regulatory) KFDA2004
All foods Aerobic Count Plates Method 7.8.2.2
Coliform Count Plates Method 7.8.5.4
E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Method 7.8.6.3
Mexico
Milk and dairy products Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform NMX-F-717-COFOCA-LEC-2006
Count Plates, Staph Express System, Yeast and Mold Count
Plates
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
Recognition by Country (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
New Zealand
AgResearch — Mirinz Meat Industry Microbiological Methods, Edition Four, March 2005
Meat products Aerobic Count Plates Chapter 6—Section 6.8
Staph Express System (for use with selected foods) Chapter 7—Section 7.8.5
Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates Chapter 8—Section 8.2.5
E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Chapter 8—Section 8.4.5
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
Dairy produce and products Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Count Approved Methods Lists
Plates, Staph Express System, Yeast and Mold Count Plates
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
National Microbiological Database Aerobic Count Plates Chapter 4—4.7.3
(farmed animals)
E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Chapter 4—4.8
Nordic Countries
NordVal Validation
All foods E. coli/Coliform Count Plates NordVal 014
Poland
PKN (Polish Normalisation Committee)
Raw milk and dairy products 3M Petrifilm Plates may be used as a method for: Enumeration Commission No. 35 July 1, 1999
of total aerobic microorganisms, Enumeration of coliform
microorganisms, Enumeration of Escherichia coli microorganisms,
Enumeration of yeast and mold
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
Recognition by Country (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
Republic of South Africa
Milk and dairy products Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Government Gazette, No. R. 1555.21 of 21,
Count Plates November 1997
United Kingdom
Campden Food and Drink Research Association and Leatherhead Food Research Association study
EMMAS assessment 3M Petrifilm E. coli/Coliform Count Plate-1998
EMMAS assessment 3M Petrifilm Enterobacteriaceae Count Plate-2003
CMMAS assessment 3M Petrifilm Staph Express System-2006
CMMAS assessment 3M Petrifilm Yeast and Mould Count Plate-2006
United States
AOAC INTERNATIONAL (see International Recognition)
APHA (American Public Health Association)
Foods Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Compendium of Methods for the
Count Plates, Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates, High-Sensitivity Microbiological Examination of Foods,
Coliform Count Plates, Lactic Acid Bacteria Method, Rapid 5th Edition, 2001
Coliform Count Plates, Yeast and Mold Count Plates
Dairy Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, Enterobacteriaceae Standard Methods for the Examination
Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Count Plates, High-Sensitivity of Dairy Products, 17th Edition, 2004
Coliform Count Plates, Rapid Coliform Count Plates, Yeast and
Mold Count Plates
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Agricultural Marketing Service
Laboratory Methods and Procedures Aerobic Count Plates Dairy Grading Branch DA Instruction
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
Recognition by Country (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
United States
USDA FSIS (Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Beef, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, horses, E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9,
mules and other equine carcass sampling Chapter III, Part 310.25 (9 CFR 310.25)
Poultry, ducks, geese and guinea carcass E. coli/Coliform Count Plates (Code of Federal Regulations) 9 CFR Part
sampling 381.94
Examination of fresh, refrigerated and frozen Aerobic Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Count Plates, Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook,
prepared meat, poultry and pasteurized egg Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates Chapter 3.01, Quantitative Analysis of
products Bacteria in Foods as Sanitary Indicators.
January 20, 2011
US FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration)
Foods Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Part 2,
E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Section 2.19 (21 CFR 2.19)
Milk Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, FDA Evaluation of Milk Laboratories,
High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates, Rapid Aerobic Count 2015 Revision
Plates, 3M Petrifilm Plate Reader
Venezuela
Foods E. coli/Coliform Count Plates Covenin 3276-97
Dairy products and foods Aerobic Count Plates Covenin 3338-97
Dairy products High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plates Covenin 3339-97
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Certificates, Recognitions and Validations
Recognition by Country (cont.) 3M Food Safety is certified to ISO 9001 for design and manufacturing
Vietnam
Vietnam Food Administrator permits 3M Petrifilm Plates into circulation
Foods Aerobic Count Plates 01/2009/YT-CNDK
Yeast and Mold Count Plates 02/2009/YT-CNDK
Environmental Listeria Plates 03/2009/YT-CNDK
E. coli/Coliform Count Plates 04/2009/YT-CNDK
Rapid Coliform Count Plates 05/2009/YT-CNDK
Staph Express System 062009/YT-CNDK
Coliform Count Plates 07/2009/YT-CNDK
High-Sensitivity Coliform Plates 08/2009/YT-CNDK
Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates 09/2009/YT-CNDK
Tiêu chun Viê. t Nam (TCVN) issued by the Vietnam Standard and Quality Institute
Foods E. coli/Coliform Count Plates TCVN 9975:2013 based on AOAC OMA 991.14
Aerobic Count Plates TCVN 9977:2013 based on AOAC OMA 990.12
Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates TCVN 9980:2013 based on AOAC OMA 2003.01
Yeast and Mold Count Plates TCVN 7852:2013 based on AOAC OMA 997.02
Meats and seafood E. coli Count Plates TCVN 9976:2013 based on AOAC OMA 998.08
Dairy products Aerobic Count Plate, Coliform Count Plates TCVN 9978:2013 based on AOAC OMA 989.10
Milk Aerobic Count Plate, Coliform Count Plates TCVN 9979:2013 based on AOAC OMA 986.33
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