| Food Sample | |||
| Items | Reference Method | Unit | |
| Total plate count | APHA, ISO | CFU/g | |
| Yeast & Mold | AOAC | CFU/g | |
| Coliforms | APHA | CFU/g, MPN/g | |
| Escherichia coli | APHA, ISO | CFU/g, MPN/g | |
| Bacillus cereus | APHA | CFU/g, MPN/g | |
| Enterococci | APHA | CFU/g | |
| Vibrio cholerae | APHA, ISO | /25g | |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | APHA, ISO | MPN/g, /25g | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | APHA, ISO | CFU/g, MPN/g | |
| Listeria monocytogenes | ISO, AFNOR(VIDAS) | /25g | |
| Salmonella spp. | ISO, BAM, AFNOR(VIDAS) | /25g | |
| Clostridium perfringens | APHA | CFU/g | |
| Enterobacteriaceae | APHA | CFU/g | |
| Water Sample | |||
| Items | Reference Method | Unit | |
| Total plate count | AWWA | CFU/mL | |
| Coliforms | AWWA | MPN/100mL | |
| Fecal Coliforms | AWWA | MPN/100mL | |
| Escherichia coli | AWWA | MPN/100mL | |
| Streptococcus | AWWA | MPN/100mL | |
| Fecal Streptococcus | AWWA | MPN/100mL | |
| Vibrio cholerae | AWWA | /100mL | |
| Salmonella spp. | AWWA | /100mL | |
| Clostridium perfringens | APHA | /100mL | |
| Japanese Method | |||
| Items | Reference Method | Unit | |
| Total plate count | MHLW | CFU/g | |
| Coliforms | MHLW | CFU/g | |
| Escherichia coli | MHLW | /0.1g | |
| Vibrio cholerae | MHLW | /25g | |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | MHLW | MPN/g, /25g | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | MHLW | CFU/g | |
| Salmonella spp. | MHLW | /25g | |
| VIDAS Automated “Faster Result” | |||
| Items | Reference Method | Unit | |
| Salmonella spp. | AFNOR(VIDAS) | /25g | |
| Listeria monocytogenes | AFNOR(VIDAS) | /25g | |
| Campylobacter | AFNOR(VIDAS) | /25g | |
| APHA | : American Public Health Association | ||
| ISO | : International Organization for Standardization | ||
| AOAC | : Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC International) | ||
| MHLW | : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | ||
| BAM | : Bacteriological Analytical Manual | ||
| VIDAS | : Compact multiparametric immunoanalyzer | ||