NF ISO 4831

NF ISO 4831

October 2006
Standard Current

Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of coliforms - Most probable number technique

ISO 4831:2006 gives general guidelines for the detection and the enumeration of coliforms. It is applicable to products intended for human consumption and for the feeding of animals, and to environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling. Enumeration is carried out by calculation of the most probable number (MPN) after incubation in a liquid medium at 30 °C or 37 °C. This enumeration method is applicable when the number sought is expected to be in the range 1 to 100 per millilitre or per gram of test sample.

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National standards and national normative documents

Publication date

October 2006

Number of pages

17 p.

Reference

NF ISO 4831

ICS Codes

07.100.30   Food microbiology

Classification index

V08-016

Print number

1 - 02/10/2006

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Sumary
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of coliforms - Most probable number technique

ISO 4831:2006 gives general guidelines for the detection and the enumeration of coliforms. It is applicable to products intended for human consumption and for the feeding of animals, and to environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.

Enumeration is carried out by calculation of the most probable number (MPN) after incubation in a liquid medium at 30 °C or 37 °C.

This enumeration method is applicable when the number sought is expected to be in the range 1 to 100 per millilitre or per gram of test sample.

Replaced standards (1)
NF ISO 4831
July 1991
Standard Cancelled
Microbiology. General guidance for the enumeration of coliforms. Most probable number technique.

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