# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3: Sampling frequency

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

Food business operators producing sprouts shall take samples for microbiological analysis at least once a month at the stage where the probability of finding Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and Salmonella spp. is the highest, in any case not before 48 hours after the start of the sprouting process.

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