# Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2285 of 8 December 2015 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption as regards certain requirements for live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2

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

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, Chapter 1 is amended as follows:
(1) in the table on food safety criteria, row 1.25 is replaced by the following:
‘
1.25
Live bivalve molluscs and live echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
E. coli (15)
5 (16)
1
230 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid
700 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid
EN/ISO 16649-3
Products placed on the market during their shelf-life
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(2) footnote 16 is replaced by the following:
‘(16)
each sample unit comprises a minimum number of individual animals according to EN/ISO 6887-3.’
(3) (a) in the notes on the interpretation of the test results, the entry ‘the limits given refer to each sample unit tested, excluding live bivalve molluscs and live echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods in relation to testing E. coli, where the limit refers to a pooled sample.’
is replaced by the following:
‘The limits given refer to each sample unit tested.’
(b) in the notes on the interpretation of the test results, the entry concerning L. monocytogenes in other ready-to-eat foods and E. coli in live bivalve molluscs' is replaced by the following:
‘ L. monocytogenes in other ready-to-eat foods:
satisfactory, if all the values observed are ≤ the limit,
unsatisfactory, if any of the values are > the limit.
E. coli in live bivalve molluscs and live echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods:
satisfactory, if all the five values observed are ≤ 230 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid or if one of the five values observed is > 230 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid but ≤ 700 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid,
unsatisfactory, if any of the five values observed are > 700 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid or if at least two of the five values observed are > 230 MPN/100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/2285/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2285/article-2
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