This International Standard gives guidelines for the evaluation of instrumental alternative methods for total bacterial count in raw milk from animals of different species.
IDF 161-2013 Referenced Document
ISO 16140-1 Microbiology of the food chain - Method validation - Part 1: Vocabulary*, 2016-06-01 Update
ISO 16140-2 Microbiology of the food chain — Method validation — Part 2: Protocol for the validation of alternative (proprietary) methods against a reference method — Amendment 1: Revision of qualitative MCS data evaluation, RLOD calculations in the ILS, cal...*, 2024-03-04 Update
ISO 21187 Milk — Quantitative determination of microbiological quality — Guidance for establishing and verifying a conversion relationship between results of an alternative method and anchor method results*, 2021-02-01 Update
ISO 5725-1 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions*, 2023-07-01 Update
ISO 5725-2 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method*, 2019-12-06 Update
ISO 8196-1 Definition and evaluation of the overall accuracy of mutation methods for cow milk analysis Part 1: Analytical characteristics of mutation methods*, 2024-04-20 Update
ISO 8196-2 Definition and evaluation of the overall accuracy of variation methods for cow milk analysis Part 2: Calibration and quality control of dairy laboratories*, 2024-04-20 Update
IDF 161-2013 history
2013IDF 161-2013 Milk - Bacterial count--Protocol for the evaluation of alternative methods