{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2073/annex-I/chapter-1/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/2073",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2073",
  "path": "annex/I/chapter/1/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Interpretation of the test results",
  "text": "The limits given refer to each sample unit tested.\nThe test results demonstrate the microbiological quality of the batch tested .\nL. monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods intended for infants and for special medical purposes:\nsatisfactory, if all the values observed indicate the absence of the bacterium,\nunsatisfactory, if the presence of the bacterium is detected in any of the sample units.\nL. monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods able to support the growth of L. monocytogenes before the food has left the immediate control of the producing food business operator when he is not able to demonstrate that the product will not exceed the limit of 100 cfu/g throughout the shelf-life:\nsatisfactory, if all the values observed indicate the absence of the bacterium,\nunsatisfactory, if the presence of the bacterium is detected in any of the sample units.\nL. monocytogenes in other ready-to-eat foods:\nsatisfactory, if all the values observed are ≤ the limit,\nunsatisfactory, if any of the values are > the limit.\nE. coli in live bivalve molluscs and live echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods:\nsatisfactory, if all the five values observed are ≤ 230 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid or if one of the five values observed is > 230 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid but ≤ 700 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid,\nunsatisfactory, if any of the five values observed are > 700 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid or if at least two of the five values observed are > 230 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid.\nsatisfactory, if all the values observed are ≤ the limit,\nunsatisfactory, if any of the values are > the limit.\nSalmonella in different food categories:\nsatisfactory, if all the values observed indicate the absence of the bacterium,\nunsatisfactory, if the presence of the bacterium is detected in any of the sample units.\nStaphylococcal enterotoxins in dairy products:\nsatisfactory, if in all the sample units the enterotoxins are not detected,\nunsatisfactory, if the enterotoxins are detected in any of the sample units.\nCronobacter spp. in dried infant formulae and dried dietary foods for special medical purposes intended for infants below 6 months of age:\nsatisfactory, if all the values observed indicate the absence of the bacterium,\nunsatisfactory, if the presence of the bacterium is detected in any of the sample units.\nHistamine in fishery products:\nHistamine in fishery products from fish species associated with a high amount of histidine except fish sauce produced by fermentation of fishery products:\nsatisfactory, if the following requirements are fulfilled:\n1.. the mean value observed is ≤ m\n2.. a maximum of c/n values observed are between m and M\n3.. no values observed excess the limit of M.\nunsatisfactory, if the mean value observed exceeds m or more than c/n values are between m and M or one or more of the values observed are > M.\nHistamine in fish sauce produced by fermentation of fishery products:\nsatisfactory, if the value observed is ≤ the limit,\nunsatisfactory, if the value observed is > the limit.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/2007 of 5 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2285 of 8 December 2015 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption as regards certain requirements for live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/229 of 7 February 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs as regards certain methods, the food safety criterion for Listeria monocytogenes in sprouted seeds, and the process hygiene criterion and food safety criterion for unpasteurised fruit and vegetable juices (ready-to-eat) (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1019/2013 of 23 October 2013 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards histamine in fishery products (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The test results may be used also for demonstrating the effectiveness of the hazard analysis and critical control point principles or good hygiene procedure of the process."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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