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1. Laboratory Methods (Food)

• Laboratory Methods
  • Foods Program Compendium of Analytical Laboratory Methods
  • Other Analytical Methods of Interest to the Foods Program
  • Additional Chemistry and Microbiology Resources Used by the Foods Program
  • Foods Program Methods Validation Processes and Guidelines
  • CFSAN Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual

Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) Main Page

Authors

Guodong Zhang, Martine Ferguson, Robert J. Blodgett (ret.)

For additional information, contact Guodong Zhang.

Editions

Current Edition

• BAM Chapter 3: Aerobic Plate Count (May 2025 Edition) (PDF - 776KB)
  • Chapter 3 was updated May 2025 on the BAM Table of Contents

Previous Edition

• BAM Chapter 3: Aerobic Plate Count (January 2001 Edition) (PDF - 313KB)

Original Source

• Bacteriological Analytical Manual, Edition 8, Revision A, 1998. Chapter 3.

• Content current as of:

  07/02/2025

• Regulated Product(s)

  • Food & Beverages

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