Article 5 Microbiological methods for the examination of the samplesF1
United Kingdom
Microbiological testing for Salmonella of the samples taken in accordance with Articles 1 to 4 shall be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the following documents:
in case of samples of meat as referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3:
- (i)
EN/ISO 6579: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp;
- (ii)
NMKL (Nordic Committee on Food Analysis) method No 71: Salmonella. Detection in food; or
- (iii)
methods validated for meat against the methods referred to in (i) and (ii) or other internationally accepted protocols, provided that they are:
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used on meat from bovine and porcine animals and from poultry, and
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certified by a third party in accordance with the protocol set out in standard EN/ISO 16140 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Protocol for the validation of alternative methods (EN/ISO 16140).
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in case of samples of flocks as referred to in Article 4: EN/ISO 6579-2002/Amd1:2007 Annex D: Detection of Salmonella spp. in animal faeces and in environmental samples from the primary production stage.
Where the results of the microbiological testing referred to paragraph 1(a) are contested between Member States, the most recent edition of EN/ISO 6579 shall be regarded as the reference method.