ISO 15213-1:2023

OVERVIEW

This document specifies the enumeration of sulfite-reducing Clostridium spp. by the colony-count technique.

This document is applicable to:

—    products intended for human consumption;

—    products for feeding animals;

—    environmental samples in the area of food and feed production and handling;

—    samples from the primary production stage.

NOTE      This method has been validated in an interlaboratory study for the following food categories:

—    ready-to-eat, ready-to-reheat meat products;

—    eggs and egg products (derivates);

—    processed fruits and vegetables;

—    infant formula and infant cereals;

—    multi-component foods or meal components.

It has also been validated for the following other categories:

—    pet food and animal feed;

—    environmental samples (food or feed production).

As this method has been validated for at least five food categories, this method is applicable for a broad range of food. For detailed information on the validation, see

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