EN 13783:2001
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Foodstuffs - Detection of irradiated food using Direct Epifluorescent Filter Technique/Aerobic Plate Count (DEFT/APC) - Screening method
21-11-2001
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Reagents
5 Apparatus
6 Sampling technique
7 Procedure
8 Evaluation
9 Limitations
10 Validation
11 Test Report
Annex A (informative) Further information on the
applicability
Annex B (informative) Practical example for calculation of
the microscope factor
Annex C (informative) Flow diagram of the procedure
Bibliography
This European Standard specifies a microbiological screening method for the detection of irradiation treatment of herbs and spices, using the combined direct epifluorescent filter technique (DEFT) and aerobic plate count (APC). The DEFT/APC technique is not radiation specific, therefore, it is recommended to confirm positive results using a standardised method (e.g. EN 1788, prEN 13751) to specifically prove an irradiation treatment of the suspected food.The method has been successfully tested in interlaboratory tests with herbs and spices [1] to [5].
| Committee |
CEN/TC 275
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| NBN EN 13783 : 2002 | Identical |
| NS EN 13783 : 1ED 2002 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 13783:2002 | Identical |
| SN EN 13783 : 2002 | Identical |
| NF EN 13783 : 2002 | Identical |
| BS EN 13783:2002 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 13783:2002 | Identical |
| PN EN 13783 : 2003 | Identical |
| NEN EN 13783 : 2001 | Identical |
| UNI EN 13783 : 2002 | Identical |
| DIN EN 13783:2002-04 | Identical |
| PREN 13751 : DRAFT 2008 | FOODSTUFFS - DETECTION OF IRRADIATED FOOD USING PHOTOSTIMULATED LUMINESCENCE |
| ISO 7218:2007 | Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations |
| EN 1788:2001 | Foodstuffs - Thermoluminescence detection of irradiated food from which silicate minerals can be isolated |
| ISO 4833:2003 | Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms Colony-count technique at 30 degrees C |
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