food borne pathogens
MURIANAP at foodsci.purdue.edu
Wed Jan 22 09:28:46 EST 1997
In article <5c3si3$74o at sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> lfwwfl at ix.netcom.com(linda white) writes:
>Can anybody out there let me know what BAM and AOAC tests are? What do
>the acronyms stand for?
BAM = Bacteriological Analytical Manual - compilation of microbiological
procedures (used by FDA)
AOAC = Association of Analytical Chemists - also, compilation of procedures,
including microbiological (often those used by USDA).
>Can you give me any procedural information
>about these tests, and the main organisms they test for? Thanks!
They are "compilations" of many procedures - many different tests for many
different microorganisms and for many different foods - not just a "test."
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