MicroVal is an international certification organization for the validation and approval of alternative methods for the microbiological analysis of food, beverages and water. MicroVal facilitates validation and certification against EN-ISO 16140-2:2016, EN-ISO 16140-6:2019, EN-ISO 16140-7:2024 and other validation standards.
Certification consists of steps that are laid down in the MicroVal rules. This ensures standardized processed and evaluation.
MicroVal issued more than 50 certificates. Here you can find an overview of all MicroVal certificates.
MicroVal studies are performed by MicroVal reviewed expert laboratories. A test kit manufacturer can select one of these eight labs.
Sep 17th
2026
Since September 2023, the MicroVal Working Group Milk has reviewed and discussed four validation studies of milk-analysis methods. The studies include: 2015LR55 – FOSS An...
Sep 2nd
2026
Growing demand for the validation of milk analysis methods, particularly methods for determining somatic cell count and total bacterial count, led MicroVal to establish a dedicated...
Aug 19th
2026
Every MicroVal-certified method is published on the MicroVal website, together with its corresponding technical report. MicroVal certificates are valid for four years. After this p...