Kikkoman Biochemifa Company announced today that it has received the NordVal certification for its prepared media plate Easy Plate YM-R for enumeration of yeast and moulds in food, feed and environmental samples.

NordVal Certification

NordVal evaluates the performance and field of application of alternative microbiological methods. This includes analyses of food, water, feed, animal feces and food environmental samples in the Nordic countries. NordVal is managed by a steering group, which is appointed by the National Food Administrations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. NordVal: A Nordic system for validation of alternative microbiological methods - ScienceDirect
NordVal evaluates and certifies the equivalence to ISO methods according to the protocols specified in ISO 16140-2:2016.

The validation was performed by a third-party organization on the following.

Product Name	Target Bacteria	Reference Method	Validation Range	Certification Number	Certification PDF file
Easy Plate YM-R	Yeast and Mould	ISO 2157:2008 (The method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds)	A broad range of foods, pet food, animal feed and environmental samples.	063

ISO 16140-2:2016：International standard that provides a method for validation of alternative methods.
ISO 21527:2008：Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs-Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds.

Part 1: Colony count techniques in products with water activity greater than 0.95
Part 2: Colony count techniques in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95 　

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The detailed validation report and press release are available at the following page.

• NordVal 063 Easy Plate YM-R - NMKL
• New certified method: NordVal 063 Easy Plate YM-R for enumeration of yeasts and moulds - NMKL

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