ISO 19344

ISO 19344:2015 is an internationally recognized standard that defines the criteria for using flow cytometry to quantify lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in animal feed and fermentation products. The standard plays a vital role in ensuring the microbial quality of probiotics, silage additives, and other fermentation-based products. By achieving ISO 19344 certification, companies demonstrate scientific accuracy, quality consistency, and regulatory compliance in microbial testing.

At Quality Asia Certification, we offer accredited ISO 19344:2015 certification services, enabling businesses to enhance laboratory credibility and ensure robust microbial quality assurance systems in feed and fermentation sectors.

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What is ISO 19344?

ISO 19344:2015 - Milk and Milk Products – Starter Cultures, Probiotics, and Fermented Products – Quantification of Lactic Acid Bacteria by Flow Cytometry provides a standardized method to count viable LAB cells in microbial products using flow cytometry with fluorescent staining. This technique helps ensure high precision, repeatability, and accuracy in microbial enumeration—critical in industries like animal nutrition, dairy fermentation, and biotechnology.

The standard is applicable to:

  1. Silage inoculants
  2. Probiotic formulations
  3. Animal feed products
  4. Dairy cultures and fermented foods


Why is ISO 19344 important?

With the global demand for safe, stable, and efficacious microbial products in feed and food sectors, there is a growing need to adopt globally accepted testing protocols. ISO 19344:2015 fills this gap by offering a harmonized methodology that helps manufacturers and laboratories:

  1. Replace traditional culture-based methods with faster, more accurate flow cytometry
  2. Ensure product stability, labeling accuracy, and microbial viability
  3. Maintain global market acceptability and comply with international quality norms

Obtaining certification to this standard adds credibility and scientific rigor to your microbial quality claims, which is essential in today's competitive and quality-driven global supply chains.

What are the benefits of ISO 19344?

ISO 19344:2015 brings the following advantages:

  1. Enhanced Testing Accuracy: Reduces variability in microbial count through standardized flow cytometry methodology.
  2. Faster Turnaround Time: Flow cytometry significantly reduces the time required for microbial enumeration.
  3. Supports Product Labeling Claims: Assures that the stated count of live LAB is scientifically verified and accurate.
  4. Aligns with Global Quality Benchmarks: Ensures conformity with international testing and labeling expectations.
  5. Applicable Across Diverse Products: Can be used for a wide range of LAB-containing products—probiotics, animal feed, silage additives, etc.


What kind of businesses can benefit from ISO 19344?

By getting ISO 19344:2015 certified through Quality Asia Certification, your business will benefit in the following ways:

✅ Builds Trust with Global Buyers: Certification enhances product credibility in international markets, especially in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

✅ Demonstrates Scientific Rigor: Proves your commitment to scientifically sound and accurate microbial testing protocols.

✅ Improves Market Access: Certification facilitates easier entry into regulated markets where microbial product quality is strictly evaluated.

✅ Enhances Product Stability and Shelf-Life Assurance: Ensures accurate measurement of viable LAB counts throughout the product’s lifecycle.

✅ Reduces Compliance Risk: Aligns with food safety regulations and reduces the risk of product recalls due to inaccurate microbial counts.

✅ Strengthens Brand Reputation: Positions your business as a quality-focused and compliant supplier in competitive markets.

✅ Attracts Quality-Conscious Clients: Offers a strategic edge when partnering with clients who prioritize product safety and quality validation.


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Top management commitment while practicing and accomplishing the standard is the key to success.

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Keeping staff informed about the ongoing practices, a well-communicated plan would increase the motivation and zeal of working in them.

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Making sure that the various departments of the organization work as a team for the benefit of the organization and customers as well.

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Why QualityAsia?

QualityAsia always vanguard in the auditing and governing of internationally acclaimed standards practices. At QualityAsia, we focus on driving the success of our clients through creating excellence with our trained professional auditors. The content of our service provision, comply with international certification rules defined by the accreditation bodies without burning a hole in your pocket. We will take you through the journey of audits with our best kept audit practices, viz.:

Initial Certification – Stage 1 (Preparatory Phase)
  • Thorough documented information review.
  • Exchange of information with staff through online or onsite presence.
  • Identification of key performances, processes & objectives as per the standard requisites.
  • Analysis of facilities, infrastructure, systems and processes in regard with the requested certification scope with a resource allocation review.

Initial Certification – Stage 2 (On-site Audit)
  • Measurement, reporting & reviewing the performances against key performances objectives.
  • Reviewing the suitability of the system meeting the legal, regulatory & contractual requirements.
  • Operational control of processes, internal audits & management reviews while understanding the responsibilities for the policies.
  • Conclusion based on prescriptive requirements, policy, performance objectives, staff skill, operations, procedures, internal audits, etc.


    Surveillance & Certification Renewal

    Drawing out the scrutiny on various aspects of the previously done audits on effectiveness while reviewing the various processes and control of the operations in the QMS and finally going for the recertification.

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