AOAC ISPAM Stakeholder Panel Meeting Book 9-24-17

Quantitative Microbiology Validation Acceptance Criteria

Quantitative Microbiology Validation Acceptance Criteria

ƒ Appendix J: AOAC INTERNATIONAL Method Committee Guidelines for Validation of Microbiological Methods for Food and Environmental Surfaces ƒ Adopted in 2011 and implemented in 2012 ƒ Heavy emphasis on design and statistical change to Qualitative Microbiology Evaluations ƒ Design of Quantitative Microbiology validations (from previous guidelines) did not change

• 3-4 levels of contamination with 5 replicate samples at each level • The statistical analysis component was significantly changed.