# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Interpretation of the test results

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The limits given refer to each sample unit tested, excluding testing of carcases where the limits refer to pooled samples.
The test results demonstrate the microbiological quality of the process tested.
Enterobacteriaceae and aerobic colony count in carcases of cattle, sheep, goats, horses and pigs:
satisfactory, if the daily mean log is ≤ m,
acceptable, if the daily mean log is between m and M,
unsatisfactory, if the daily mean log is > M.
Salmonella in carcases:
satisfactory, if the presence of Salmonella is detected in a maximum of c/n samples,
unsatisfactory, if the presence of Salmonella is detected in more than c/n samples.
After each sampling session, the results of the last ten sampling sessions shall be assessed in order to obtain the n number of samples.
E. coli and aerobic colony count in minced meat, meat preparations and mechanically separated meat (MSM):
satisfactory, if all the values observed are ≤ m,
acceptable, if a maximum of c/n values are between m and M, and the rest of the values observed are ≤ m,
unsatisfactory, if one or more of the values observed are > M or more than c/n values are between m and M.
Campylobacter spp. in poultry carcases of broilers:
satisfactory, if a maximum of c/n values are > m,
unsatisfactory, if more than c/n values are > m.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/2073/annex/I/chapter/2/division/2.1/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2073/annex-I/chapter-2/division-2.1/division-1
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