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International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF)
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Evaluating issues and making timely contributions on newly emerging food safety concerns.

 

Purpose

Our primary goal is to provide timely, science-based guidance to government and industry on appraising and controlling the microbiological safety of foods. The primary objectives of ICMSF include:

1. Provide the scientific basis for microbiological criteria and to promote principles for their establishment and application.

2. Overcome the difficulties caused by nations' varying microbiological standards and analytical methods.

> News and Events

ICMSF, in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) and the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), presented the Securing Global Food Safety Conference.

Microorganisms in Foods 8: Use of Data for Assessing Process Control and Product Acceptance has been published.

An illustrated version of the ICMSF layperson's guide, "A Simplified Guide to Understanding and Using Food Safety Objectives and Performance"

"Relating Microbiological Criteria to Food Safety Objectives and Performance Objectives" Published in Food Control.

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> Downloads

Microbiological sampling plans (link to file sampling plan): a tool to explore ICMSF recommendations Download Standard Program (English link to NEWsampleplans2_05.xls, 361 KB): These sampling plans are updated in relation to the publication in Food Control (see link on left).

Codex Activities

View recent developments in food standards, guidelines and related texts.

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