# The Egg Products Regulations 1993, Paragraph 1


For each batch the sample of egg products which is tested shall comply with the following microbiological criteria:—
(a) salmonellae: absence in 25 g or 25 ml of egg products;
(b) mesophilic aerobic bacteria: M = 105 in 1 g or 1 ml;
(c) enterobacteriaceae: M = 102 in 1 g or 1 ml;
(d) Staphylococcus aureus:absence in 1g of egg products.
M = maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number of bacteria in one or more sample units is M or more.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1520/schedule/4/part/I/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/egg-products-regulations-1993/schedule-4/part-I/paragraph-1
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