Division 2.3 Egg productsF1

United Kingdom

Food category	Micro-organisms	Sampling plan ^f1		Limits		Analytical reference method ^f2	Stage where the criterion applies	Action in case of unsatisfactory results
n = number of units comprising the sample; c = number of sample units giving values between m and M.
The most recent edition of the standard shall be used.
Food category	Micro-organisms	n	c	m	M	Analytical reference method ^f2	Stage where the criterion applies	Action in case of unsatisfactory results
2.3.1 Egg products	Enterobacteriaceae	5	2	10 cfu/g or ml	100 cfu/g or ml	F2EN ISO 21528-2	End of the manufacturing process	Checks on the efficiency of the heat treatment and prevention of recontamination

Annotations

F1: 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).
F2: 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).

f1: n = number of units comprising the sample; c = number of sample units giving values between m and M.
f2: The most recent edition of the standard shall be used.