Division 4.2 Detection method

The method recommended by the Community Reference Laboratory (CRL) for Salmonella in Bilthoven, the Netherlands, shall be used.

That method is described in the current version of draft Annex D of ISO 6579:2002: ‘Detection of Salmonella spp. in animal faeces and in samples of the primary production stage’. In this method, the modified semi-solid Rappaport-Vassiladis (MSRV) medium shall be used as the single selective enrichment medium.