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Who are the MicroVal Members?

MicroVal

MicroVal is an international certification organisation for the validation and approval of alternative methods for the microbiological analysis of food and beverages. MicroVal facilitates validation and certification against ISO 16140-2:2016, ISO 16140-6:2019, ISO 16140-7:2024 and other validation standards.

A MicroVal Certificate shows that a proprietary method performs equally well as the (internationally standardised) reference method.

80+ MicroVal certificates
21 test kit manufacturers in Europe, North America and Asia
First certificate issued in 2007
30+ international experts involved
Validation process based on EN-ISO 16140-2 and EN-ISO 16140-6
Driven by European Commission Regulation (EC) 2073/2005
Secretariat provided by NEN, the Dutch standardisation institute

How to get your test kit certified?

Certification consists of steps that are laid down in the MicroVal rules. This ensures standardized processed and evaluation.

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Issued Certificates

MicroVal issued more than 50 certificates. Here you can find an overview of all MicroVal certificates.

MicroVal expert Labs

MicroVal studies are performed by MicroVal reviewed expert laboratories. A test kit manufacturer can select one of these eight labs.

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Nov 12th
2025

New certificate for iQ-Check EB for the detection of Enterobacteriaceae

MicroVal approved the issuing of a new certificate for iQ-Check EB for the detection of Enterobacteriaceae, manufactured by Bio-Rad Laboratories. As indicated by its name, this met...

Oct 30th
2025

New certificate issued for Autobio Diagnostics’s method

MicroVal has approved the issuing of a new certificate for the Autof ms1000 method developed by Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd. This certificate is based on a validation study perfor...

Oct 7th
2025

First certificate for SureFast® Listeria 3plex ONE Kit and the SureFast® PREP Bacteria Kit

MicroVal has approved the issuance of the certificate for the SureFast® Listeria 3plex ONE Kit and the SureFast® PREP Bacteria Kit, developed by Congen Biotechnologie GmbH. The s...