AS 5140:2017 PDF
Adopts ISO11133:2014 to define 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.
In laboratories carrying out microbiological examinations, the main objectives are to maintain, resuscitate, grow, detect and/or enumerate a wide variety of microorganisms. Culture media are used in all traditional microbiological culture techniques and also for many alternative techniques. Many formulae of culture media are commercially available and many more, designed for specific growth purposes, are described in the literature.
Many tests and procedures depend upon culture media being capable of providing consistent and reproducible results. The requirements for media may be specific to both the sample and the organisms to be detected. Culture media meeting established performance criteria are therefore a pre-requisite for any reliable microbiological work. Sufficient testing should be carried out to demonstrate.
