NA 057
DIN Standards Committee Food and Agricultural Products
Standards
[CURRENT]
DIN 10106
DIN 10106
Microbiological analysis of meat and meat products - Determination of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium - Spatula method (reference method)
Title (German)
Mikrobiologische Untersuchung von Fleisch und Fleischerzeugnissen - Bestimmung von Enterococcus faecalis und Enterococcus faecium - Spatelverfahren (Referenzverfahren)
Overview
This standard specifies a reference method for the determination of the number of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. The method is applicable to meat and meat products and products with added meat and meat products. The samples are cultivated on a selective culture medium. The number of enterococci per g or ml of the sample is calculated from the typical colonies formed. The committee responsible for this standard is NA 057-01-06 AA "Mikrobiologie der Lebensmittelkette" ("Microbiology of the food chain") at DIN.
