1 Scope
This document specifies general requirements and gives guidance on microbiological
examinations.
It is applicable to:
— the implementation of specific horizontal or vertical International Standards developed
by ISO/TC 34/SC 9 or ISO/TC 34/SC 5 for detection or enumeration of microorganisms,
named hereafter “ specific standards ”;
— good laboratory practices for microbiology laboratories testing samples from the food chain ;
— guidance for microbiological laboratories testing samples from the food chain on the technical requirements for conforming to ISO/IEC 17025.
The requirements of this general standard supersede corresponding ones in existing specific standards .
Additional instructions for examinations using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
are specified in ISO 22174.
This document is applicable to examinations for bacteria, yeasts and moulds and can
be used, if supplemented with specific guidance, for parasites and viruses. It does
not apply to examinations for toxins or other metabolites (e.g. amines) from microorganisms.
This document is applicable to microbiology of the food chain , from primar...
Open preview (PDF)Microbiology of the food chain. General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations