Registration open: NMKL and AOAC Europe Novel Food Symposium Finland 2-3 June 2025
NMKL and AOAC Europe Novel Food Symposium on Analytical Methods and Quality Assurance
Time: 2 June @ 12:00 pm – 3 June @ 2:00 pm EEST
Registration is open:
Renewed: NordVal 051, 052 and 053 for BRT tests of anti-microbial agents
The NordVal certificates 051, 052 and 053 were issued to Analytik in Milch Produktions- und Vertriebs-GmbH for the Brilliant Black Reduction (BRT) tests for detection of anti-microbial agents (antibiotic residues) in raw bovine milk. The certificates are valid until 1 March 2027.
NordVal 051 BRT Inhibitor Test for anti-microbial agents (antibiotic residues) in raw bovine milk
NordVal 053 BRT hi-sense anti-microbial agents (antibiotic residues) in raw bovine milk.
Renewed: NordVal 047 Compact Dry ETC for Enterococci
The NordVal certificate 047 Compact Dry ETC, issued to Shimadzu Diagnostics Corporation for determination of Enterococcus in a broad range of foods and in water products intended for human consumption, was renewed and valid until 15.02.2027.
Renewed: NordVal 058 Listeria Velox
The certificate issued to DNA Diagnostic for NordVal 058 Listeria Velox was renewed.
Listeria Velox is a fast, simple, and reliable method for detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria species in 25 g samples – a total solution optimal for high-throughput applications and designed for horizontal testing of food matrices and environmental samples.
Valid until 10 February 2027.
Renewed: NordVal 038 BioRad iQ-Check Salmonella II kit
The iQ-Check Salmonella II kit is based on gene amplification and detection by real-time PCR and is applicable for the detection of Salmonella spp in a broad range of food, animal feed, production environmental samples and primary production samples.
The certificate was renewed, and the extension to pet food and animal feed for 375 g sample from 2022 was included.
NMKL and AOAC Europe Novel Food Symposium 2-3 June 2025
Novel Food Symposium – the need for standardization of analytical methods, new reference materials and PT schemes for quality assurance in the routine
Abstract submission is now open!
Read more about the symposium, see our flyer, and submit an abstract for evaluation as speaker:
NMKL News No. 108 Dec 2024 published
The NMKL Newsletter issued 4 December 2024 is published and available here:
NMKL News No. 108 (Sway)
New edition: NMKL 189 Aerobic or anaerobic microorganisms. Enumeration of bacterial spores (Part A). Enumeration on blood agar (Part B).
NMKL 189 has been revised and split into two separate method parts, NMKL 189 A and NMKL 189 B:
- NMKL 189 A. Aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms. Part A Enumeration of bacterial spores. Tryptone soya agar has been introduced as an option for determination of spore counts.
- NMKL 189 B. Aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms. Part B Enumeration on blood agar. No further changes have been introduced to the method for determination of aerobic and/or anaerobic count on blood agar.
Renewed NordVal Certificates: Shimadzu Compact Dry ETB, CF and EC
The NordVal certificates 034, 035 and 036 issued to Shimadzu Diagnostics Corporation for Compact Dry methods were renewed and are valid until 1 Dec 2026.
NordVal 034 Compact Dry ETB is a ready-to-use selective plate containing glucose for the enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae in a broad range of foods.
NordVal 035 Compact Dry CF is a ready-to-use chromogenic plate for the enumeration of total coliforms in a broad range of foods.
NordVal 036 Compact Dry EC is a ready-to-use dry chromogenic plate for enumeration of E. coli and coliforms in a broad range of foods.
Extended and renewed: NordVal 032 RAPID’Salmonella from Bio-Rad
The certificate NordVal 032, issued to Bio-Rad Laboratories, was extended to pet food and animal feed (375 g test portion), and is valid until 1 Dec 2026.
RAPID’Salmonella is a chromogenic agar medium for detecting Salmonella in different matrices (see below), the principle of which relies on demonstration of two enzymatic activities. The RAPID’Salmonella plates can be stored for 72 h at 5°C ± 1°C before reading.
The RAPID’Salmonella method – short protocol is applicable to
• a broad range of foods (25 g test portions),
• milk powders including infant formula (with and without probiotics), and related dehydrated dairy ingredients (375 g test portion)
• infant formula and infant cereals with or without probiotics including ingredients (375 g test portion)
• Pet food and animal feed products (25 g and 375 g test portions)
The RAPID’Salmonella method – double enrichment protocol is applicable to dairy products (excluding raw milk).