{"id":259,"date":"2014-03-21T11:54:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T10:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/?page_id=259"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:11:04","slug":"coliforms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/food-industry\/coliforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Coliforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reference methods: <a title=\"NF ISO 4831\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boutique.afnor.org\/standard\/nf-iso-4831\/microbiology-of-food-and-animal-feeding-stuffs-horizontal-method-for-the-detection-and-enumeration-of-coliforms-most-probabl\/article\/712279\/fa134655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NF ISO 4831<\/a>, <a title=\"NF ISO 4832\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boutique.afnor.org\/standard\/nf-iso-4832\/microbiology-of-food-and-animal-feeding-stuffs-horizontal-method-for-the-enumeration-of-coliforms-colony-count-technique\/article\/643136\/fa134656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NF ISO 4832<\/a>, and <a title=\"NF V08-060\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boutique.afnor.org\/en-gb\/standard\/nf-v08060\/microbiology-of-food-and-animal-feeding-stuffs-enumeration-of-thermotoleran\/fa160465\/33001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NF V08-060<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Section updated and published on December 19th<span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span>, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Culture media<\/h2>\n<p><strong>ChromID Coli\u00ae Agar (Coli ID-F)<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of total coliforms\u00a0(according to NF ISO 4832)<br \/>\nHolder: bioM\u00e9rieux<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/BIO-12-20-12-06_en_.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/CHROMID-COLI-SUMMARY-REPORT-Coliforms-Version-0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RAPID&#8217;<em>E. coli<\/em> 2\/Agar<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of total coliforms (according to NF ISO 4832)<br \/>\nHolder: BIO-RAD<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/BRD-07-08-12-04_en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/REC2_37_coliform_SR_2025_10_v0-protected.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TEMPO\u00ae TC<br \/>\n<\/strong> Aim of method: Enumeration of total total coliforms (according to NF ISO 4832)<br \/>\nHolder: bioM\u00e9rieux<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/BIO-12-17-12-05_en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/TEMPO-TC-SUMMARY-REPORT-Version-0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neogen\u00ae Petrifilm\u00ae Coliform Count Plate test (A)<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method:\u00a0Enumeration of total coliforms (according to NF ISO 4832)<br \/>\nHolder: Neogen Food Safety Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/3M-01-02-09-89-A_en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Synt-3M-01-02-09-89-A_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neogen\u00ae Petrifilm\u00ae Coliform Count Plate test (B)<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of gas producing coliforms (according to\u00a0NF ISO 4831)<br \/>\nHolder: Neogen Food Safety Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/3M-01-02-09-89-B_en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Synt-3M-01-02-09-89-B_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neogen\u00ae Petrifilm\u00ae Coliform Count Plate test (C)<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of thermotolerant coliforms (according to NF V08-060)<br \/>\nHolder: Neogen Food Safety Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/3M-01-02-09-89-C_en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Synt-3M-01-02-09-89-C_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neogen\u00ae Petrifilm\u00ae High-Sensitivity Coliform Count Plate test<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of gas producing coliforms\u00a0(according to NF ISO 4831 and NF ISO 4832)<br \/>\nHolder: Neogen Food Safety Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/3M-01-07-03-99_-en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a title=\"Summarized study report\" href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Synt-3M-01-07-03-99_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neogen\u00ae Petrifilm\u00ae Rapid Coliform Count Plate (A)\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of total coliforms between 14h and 26h (according to NF ISO 4832)<br \/>\nHolder: Neogen Food Safety Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/3M-01-05-03-97-A_en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Petrifilm_RCC_SR_05_25_v0-protected-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neogen\u00ae Petrifilm\u00ae Rapid Coliform Count Plate (C)<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of gas producing coliforms after 24h (according to NF ISO 4831)<br \/>\nHolder: Neogen Food Safety Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/3M-01-05-03-97C_en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Petrifilm_RCC_SR_05_25_v0-protected-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CompactDry\u2122 EC (coliforms)<\/strong><br \/>\nAim of method: Enumeration of total coliforms (according to NF ISO 4832)<br \/>\nHolder: Shimadzu Diagnostics Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/SDC-42-01-12-24-en.docx_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/nf-validation.afnor.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Compact-Dry-EC-Coliforms-SUMMARY-REPORT-Version-0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summarized study report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn-blue\" href=\"\/en\/food-industry\/\">Back to the list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reference methods: NF ISO 4831, NF ISO 4832, and NF V08-060 Section updated and published on December 19th\u00a0, 2025 Culture media ChromID Coli\u00ae Agar 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