BAM stands for Bacteriological Analytical Manual. It is put together
by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and then
published by AOAC. It provides specific "official " methods for the
detection of different microorganisms in foods. AOAC stands for
Association of Official Analytical Chemists. It is a scientific
society that evaluates methods for acccuracy, percisiion, etc. and
sets up "official methods." If you would like more information
about the BAM I recommend that you contact Dr. George Jackson at the
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The have a website
that should give you his e-mail address.
Bob Buchanan
lfwwfl at ix.netcom.com(linda white) wrote:
>Can anybody out there let me know what BAM and AOAC tests are? What do
>the acronyms stand for? Can you give me any procedural information
>about these tests, and the main organisms they test for? Thanks!
