Under this heading, a brief summary of the contents of the ISO 14698 series of biocontamination control standards is compiled.

ISO/DIS 14698-1.213 is devoted to the general principles of the measurement of biocontamination. It provides guidance on the measurement of airborne biocontamination as well as of the biocontamination of surfaces, textiles and liquids. It also covers the validation of air sampling and of laundering processes. In addition, the subject of personnel training is briefly addressed. As initial acceptance of this draft was lukewarm, it had to be submitted twice to the DIS enquiry procedure. It has since passed the second enquiry successfully and has recently been circulated for the formal FDIS vote.

ISO/DIS 14698-214 on evaluation and interpretation of biocontamination data has also recently been submitted to the formal FDIS vote.

ISO/DIS 14698-315 on the measurement of the efficiency of processes of cleaning and/or disinfection of inert surfaces bearing biocontaminated wet soiling or biofilms limits itself to the description of a single assessment procedure. This highly specialised document was deemed by ISO/TC 209 to be of limited interest only to the contamination control community as a whole. It will therefore not proceed into FDIS voting. Instead, it will be published, as soon as ISO 14698-1 and -2 have been formally approved, as an ISO Technical Report.