# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: Preliminary testing of the batch of seeds

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

Food business operators producing sprouts shall carry out a preliminary testing of a representative sample of all batches of seeds. A representative sample shall include at least 0,5 % of the weight of the batch of seeds in sub samples of 50 g or be selected based on a structured statistically equivalent sampling strategy verified by the competent authority.
For the purposes of performing the preliminary testing, the food business operator must sprout the seeds in the representative sample under the same conditions as the rest of the batch of seeds to be sprouted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/2073/annex/I/chapter/3/division/3.3/division/A/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2073/annex-I/chapter-3/division-3.3/division-A/division-1
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