Accreditation

Health Canada method codes always start with “MF”, methods from other certification providers are denoted by organization, i.e. AOAC 2013.01.

Aerobic Count (Total Bacteria – General Sanitation)

• MFLP-105 (TEMPO): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and routine testing of environmental samples
• MFHPB-18 (TPC pour plate): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples

E. coli & Coliform Enumeration (Fecal indicators)

• MFHPB-34 (Petrifilm – E. coli & Coliform): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples

Staphylococcus aureus Enumeration (Food Handler Indicator)

• MFHPB-21 (Spread plate): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples
• MFLP-109 (TEMPO): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food

Yeast & Mold Enumeration (Spoilage)

• MFHPB-22 (Pour plate): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples
• MFLP-108 (TEMPO): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and routine testing of environmental samples

Salmonella spp. Detection (Pathogen)

• MFLP-49/AOAC 2013.01 (VIDAS): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples
• MFHPB-20 (Selective plating): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples
• MFLP-100/AOAC 2016.01/AOAC PT Cert#091501 (MDS): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples

Listeria spp. & Listeria monocytogenes Detection (Pathogen)

• MFLP-59 (VIDAS): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples
• MFHPB-30 (Selective plating): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples
• MFLP-101/AOAC 2016.07/AOAC PT Cert#111501 (MDS):Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples

Listeria monocytogenes Detection (Pathogen)

• MFLP-111/AOAC 2016.08/AOAC PT Cert#081501 (MDS):Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples

E. coli O157Detection (Pathogen)

• MFHPB-10/MFLP-86 (IMS/PCR): Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food and environmental samples
• MFLP-116/AOAC 2017.01/AFNOR Cert#3M 01/18-05/17 (MDS):Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food samples.

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (Pathogen)

• AOAC071903 – Single gene (MDS):Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food samples
• AOAC071902 – Duo gene (MDS):Applicable for regulatory & routine testing of food samples

ACCREDITED WATER METHODS

E. coli, Coliform & Background Bacteria Enumeration (Fecal Indicators)

• E3407 (Membrane filtration): Applicable for routine testing of water, raw water and waste water

Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC – General Bacterial Count)

• E3408 (Spread plate): Applicable for routine testing of water, raw water and waste water