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Horizontal methods in the field of microbiological analysis of the food chain from primary production stage to food and animal feed products, including the environment of food production and handling

ISO/TC 34/SC 9
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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 2 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
86

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 34/SC 9

20

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 34/SC 9

40

Participating members

25

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 2 Statistics Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 3 Method validation Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 5 Food microbiology - Culture media (JWG between ISO/TC 34/SC 9 and ISO/TC 147/SC 4) Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 6 Food-borne parasites Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 7 General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 8 Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 10 Typing of Salmonella Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 11 Detection of microbial contaminants in starter cultures and probiotics Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 12 Detection of spoilage thermo-acidophilic sporeforming bacteria Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 13 Coagulase positive staphylococci Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 16 Yeasts and moulds Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 18 Enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 19 Guidelines for conducting challenge tests Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 20 Enumeration and confirmation of Bacillus cereus group bacteria Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 21 Enumeration of Enterococci Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 23 Sulfite reducing clostridia and C. perfringens Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 24 Detection of Shigella Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 25 Whole-genome sequencing for typing and genomic characterization Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 26 Detection of Clostridium botulinum toxins Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 27 Vibrios Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 28 Enumeration of micro-organisms at 30 degrees C Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 29 Enumeration of spores Working group
ISO/TC 34/SC 9/WG 30 Quantitative determination of staphylococcal enterotoxins Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 34/SC 9

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 34/SC 9:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Milk and milk products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 6 Meat, poultry, fish, eggs and their products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis ISO
ISO/TC 69/SC 6 Measurement methods and results ISO
ISO/TC 93 Starch (including derivatives and by-products) ISO
ISO/TC 147/SC 4 Microbiological methods ISO
ISO/TC 209 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments ISO
ISO/TC 212 Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems ISO
ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 34/SC 9

ISO/TC 34/SC 9 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 34/SC 5 Milk and milk products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 6 Meat, poultry, fish, eggs and their products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 16 Horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis ISO
ISO/TC 69/SC 6 Measurement methods and results ISO
ISO/TC 147/SC 4 Microbiological methods ISO
ISO/TC 212 Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems ISO
ISO/TC 215/SC 1 Genomics Informatics ISO
ISO/TC 217 Cosmetics ISO
ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
AIIBP International Association of the Manufacturers of Stocks and Soups A
AOAC INTERNATIONAL AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Association of Analytical Communities A
AOCS American Oil Chemists' Society A
CAC Codex Alimentarius Commission A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
ICC - cereals International Association for Cereal Science and Technology A
ICMSF International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods of the IUMS A
ICUMSA International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis A
IDF International Dairy Federation A
IUMS International Union of Microbiological Societies A
NMKL NordVal International (NMKL) A
OICCC International Office of Cocoa, Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery A
OIE World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) A
WHO World Health Organization A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
14-17 June 2022 Norrmalm (Sweden) ISO/TC 34/SC 9 *

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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