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BS EN ISO 18744:2016

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Microbiology of the food chain. Detection and enumeration of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in fresh leafy green vegetables and berry fruits

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-04-2016

£198.00
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling and transport
8 Procedure
9 Quality control procedures
10 Reporting of results
Annex A (normative) - Preparation of reagents
Annex B (normative) - Preparation of positive process
        control suspensions
Annex C (informative) - Percentage recoveries achieved
        by the methods
Bibliography

Defines a method that is applicable for the detection and enumeration of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts on or in food products that are described herein as fresh leafy green vegetables and berry fruits.

Committee
AW/9
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 13/30276986 DC. (05/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN ISO 18744:2016 Identical
ISO 18744:2016 Identical

ISO 7218:2007 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations
ISO 16140:2003 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Protocol for the validation of alternative methods

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