AS/NZS 4659.2:1999

1 - AS/NZS 4659.2:1999 GUIDE TO DETERMINING THE EQUIVALENCE OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY TEST METHODS - QUANTITATIVE TESTS
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - FOREWORD
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 3.1 Alternate method
6 - 3.2 Matrix
6 - 3.3 Presumptive
6 - 3.4 Reference culture
6 - 3.5 Reference method
6 - 3.6 Target organism
6 - 3.7 Validate
7 - 4 PROCEDURE
7 - 4.1 Define the validation
7 - 4.2 Define the conditions of the validation
7 - 4.3 Select test organisms (selective quantitative method)
8 - 4.4 Select samples of the matrix
8 - 4.5 Preparation of matrix (selective quantitative method)
9 - 4.6 Testing
9 - 4.6.1 General
9 - 4.6.2 Non-selective quantitative methods
9 - 4.6.3 Selective quantitative methods
9 - 5 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
10 - 6 REPORT

Sets out guidelines for determining the equivalence of food microbiological test methods on quantitative tests. The protocol outlined in This Standard may be used to determine whether an alternate enumeration method will yield an equivalent result to an Australian Standard or to a Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard food microbiology method (AS 1766/AS/NZS 1766 series Standards).

The protocol outlined in this Standard may be used to determine whether an alternate enumeration method will yield an equivalent result to an Australian or Australian/New Zealand Standard food microbiology method (AS 1766/AS/NZS 1766 series Standards).NOTE: An example of such methods is the standard plate count or enumeration of coagulase positive staphylococci.

First published as AS/NZS 4659.2:1999.