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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 and other validation standards.

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

70+ MicroVal certificates
17 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 standardization 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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Dec 10th
2024

The MicroVal Community is now live on LinkedIn

The MicroVal Community is now an open discussion group on LinkedIn! This is an informal community where any person or organization (e.g. regulatory bodies, certification bodies,...

Nov 12th
2024

MicroVal Renews Certification for Hygiena’s foodproof® Salmonella Detection Kit

MicroVal has renewed the certification for Hygiena Diagnostics GmbH’s foodproof® Salmonella Detection Kit (Cat. No. R 310 27 or R 302 27), combined with Reagent D (Cat. No. A ...

Nov 5th
2024

Extension certificates Bentley Instruments BactoCount IBC 3.0 & BactoCount IBCm 3.0 issued

MicroVal certified an extension study for the Bentley Instruments BactoCount IBC 3.0 & BactoCount IBCm 3.0 devices. These devices measure total bacterial count (TBC) and somat...