Research Guides: FSCI 338 Food Law, Regulation & Safety: Food Safety Testing, Analytical Methods and Food borne pathogens

The FDA sets scientific standards for testing foods for various contaminants. Laboratories and food companies worldwide use these standards to make sure that food products are safe to eat and drink.

USDA - Microbiological Methods & Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM)
CFSAN Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual FDA's CFSAN LABORATORY QUALITY ASSURANCE MANUAL (LQM) 3rd Edition (2009) is now available on-line
Drug & Chemical Residues Methods
Elemental Analysis Manual (EAM) for Food and Related Products he U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) mission to maintain a safe food supply is met in part by monitoring food and related products for both toxic and nutritional elements.
Macroanalytical Procedures Manual (MPM) The Macroanalytical Procedures Manual is currently being revised to update its content and add new material. In the interim, we have converted the original 1984 edition of the manual for display on the FDA website. This website version was produced as a cooperative effort between the editors and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN). Our purpose is to provide access to the out-of-print 1984 manual until the revised edition is available.
Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for enforcing tolerances established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for amounts of pesticide residues that may legally remain on food (including animal feed).

Core Resources for Listeria, Salmonella, E-coli and all the others . . .

Bad Bug Book 2nd edition Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook The Bad Bug Book 2nd Edition, released in 2012, provides current information about the major known agents that cause foodborne illness.
Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods A Report of the Institute of Food Technologists for the Food and Drug Administration