2587a83389 Three chapters were added: the use of reverse transcription (RT) and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect and quantify contamination of shellfish with hepatitis A virus (Chapter 26); new procedures for the alkaline phosphatase test to determine whether dairy foods were prepared with pasteurized milk (Chapter 27); and the use of PCR to detect toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in foods (Chapter 28). HILL (ret.)K.C. However, not all methods appearing in the BAM have been collaboratively evaluated by one or more of these organizations.Text for the BAM was peer-reviewed by scientists outside and within FDA.Introduction to the 8th edition, Revision A (1998)Innovations in methods for the microbiological analysis of food continue to appear at a rapid pace. Entis, J. KLONTZMethods for Specific Pathogens4Enumeration of Escherichia coli and the Coliform BacteriaUpdated 02/13P. HARMON (ret.)N. GRANT (dec.)W.BURKHARDT4ADiarrheagenic Escherichia coliUpdated 08/16P. A listing of chapters updated since the last hard-copy version (Edition 8, Revision A /1998) can be found in About the Bacteriological Analytical Manual. Labbe, M.
Stern, R. WEAGANT (ret.)K. LANCETTE (ret.)21BModification of Headspace Gas Analysis Methodology, Using the SP4270 IntegratorW.L. Edition 8 (1995) of the Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM-8) contained numerous refinements of procedures and updates of references from the 1992 edition. JACOBSONT.S. JACKSON (ret.)J.M. FDA works closely with AOAC International, APHA, EPA, the International Dairy Federation (IDF/FIL), and, by way of participation in Codex Alimentarius, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Please send comments to Thomas Hammack.
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