This International Standard defines terms related to quality assurance of culture media and specifies the requirements for the preparation of culture media intended for the microbiological analysis of food, animal feed, and samples from the food or feed production environment as well as all kinds of water intended for consumption or used in food production.
These requirements are applicable to all categories of culture media prepared for use in laboratories performing microbiological analyses.
This International Standard also sets criteria and describes methods for the performance testing of culture media. This International Standard applies to producers such as:
— commercial bodies producing and/or distributing ready-to-use or semi-finished reconstituted or dehydrated media;
— non-commercial bodies supplying media to third parties;
— microbiological laboratories preparing culture media for their own use.
ISO 11133:2014/Amd 1:2014 Referenced Document
ISO 6887-1 Microbiology of the food chain*, 2024-03-01 Update
ISO 6887-2 Microbiology of the food chain - Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 2: Specific rules for the preparation of meat and meat products*, 2017-03-01 Update
ISO 6887-3 Microbiology of the food chain — Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination — Part 3: Specific rules for the preparation of fish and fishery*, 2020-03-03 Update
ISO 6887-4 Microbiology of the food chain - Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 4: Specific rules for the preparation of miscellaneous products*, 2017-03-01 Update
ISO 6887-5 Microbiology of the food chain — Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination — Part 5: Specific rules for the preparation of milk and milk pro*, 2020-04-30 Update
ISO 6887-6 Microbiology of food and animal feed - Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 6: Specific rules for the preparation of samples taken at the primary production stage
ISO 7218 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations AMENDMENT 1
ISO 7704 Water quality — Requirements for the performance testing of membrane filters used for direct enumeration of microorganisms by culture methods*, 2023-01-12 Update
ISO 8199 Water quality - General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations by culture*, 2018-09-30 Update
ISO 11133:2014/Amd 1:2014 history
2020ISO 11133:2014/Amd 2:2020 Microbiology of food, animal feed and water — Preparation, production, storage and performance testing of culture media — Amendment 2
2018ISO 11133:2014/Amd 1:2018 Microbiology of food, animal feed and water - Preparation, production, storage and performance testing of culture media; Amendment 1
2014ISO 11133:2014/Amd 1:2014 Microbiology of food, animal feed and water — Preparation, production, storage and performance testing of culture media
2014ISO 11133:2014 Microbiology of food, animal feed and water - Preparation, production, storage and performance testing of culture media