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BS EN ISO 11290-2:2017

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Microbiology of the food chain. Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. Enumeration method

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-08-2017

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Summarise this standard

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Culture media and reagents
6 Equipment and consumables
7 Sampling
8 Preparation of test sample
9 Procedure
10 Expression of results
11 Performance characteristics of the method
12 Test report
13 Quality assurance
Annex A (normative) - Diagram of procedure
Annex B (normative) - Composition and preparation
        of media and reagents
Annex C (informative) - Distinction of Listeria spp. from
        other genera
Annex D (informative) - Reactions for the identification
        of Listeria species
Annex E (informative) - Results of interlaboratory studies
        for enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes
Bibliography

Describes a horizontal method for: - the enumeration of L. monocytogenes, and - the enumeration of Listeria spp. (including L. monocytogenes).

Committee
AW/9
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 96/718167 DC (08/2004) Supersedes 02/706107 DC. (01/2005) Together with BS EN ISO 11290-1 & BS 5763-18(1997), it supersedes BS 4285-3.15(1993). (09/2009) Supersedes 14/30315993 DC. (08/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This document specifies a horizontal method for

  • the enumeration of L.monocytogenes, and

  • the enumeration of Listeriaspp. (including L.monocytogenes).

This document is applicable to

  • products intended for human consumption and for the feeding of animals, and

  • environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.

It is possible that certain additionally described Listeria species may not be enumerated or confirmed by this method.[3],[6],[9],[11]

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