Division 2 Pathogens in a non-microbial plant biostimulant must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
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| Micro-organisms to be tested | Sampling plans | Limit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | c | m | M | |
| Salmonella spp. | 5 | 0 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25 ml |
| Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 000 in 1 g or 1 ml |
Where:
n c m M
number of samples to be tested,
number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU is between m and M,
threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory,
maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU.