Division 2.5 Vegetables, fruits and products thereofF1

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.
F2The term unpasteurised means that the juice has not been subjected to pasteurisation obtained by time-temperature combinations or to other processes validated to achieve an equivalent bactericidal effect to pasteurisation as regards its effect on E.coli .
Food category	Micro-organisms	n	c	m	M	Analytical reference method ^f2	Stage where the criterion applies	Action in case of unsatisfactory results
2.5.1 Precut fruit and vegetables (ready-to-eat)	E. coli	5	2	100 cfu/g	1 000 cfu/g	ISO 16649-1 or 2	Manufacturing process	Improvements in production hygiene, selection of raw materials
2.5.2 F3Unpasteurised ^f3 fruit and vegetable juices (ready-to-eat)	E. coli	5	2	100 cfu/g	1 000 cfu/g	ISO 16649-1 or 2	Manufacturing process	Improvements in production hygiene, selection of raw materials

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: Inserted 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).
F3: 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.
f3: The term unpasteurised means that the juice has not been subjected to pasteurisation obtained by time-temperature combinations or to other processes validated to achieve an equivalent bactericidal effect to pasteurisation as regards its effect on E.coli .