This standard is applicable to the enumeration of thermophilic bacterial spores in cereal products, food ingredients and dried milk products (whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder and cheese products).
Its contents include:
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Reagents and Materials
5 Apparatus and Equipment
6 Preparation of Test Samples
7 Test Methods
8 Enumeration by Plate Count
9 Report of Results
Annex A
(Normative)
Medium and Reagents1)
A.1 Dipotassium phosphate solution
A.2 Dextrose tryptone agar
A.3 2% agar
A.4 Modified sulfite agar
A.5 Liver infusion broth
A.6 BCP plate count skim milk medium with 0.2% soluble starch
Original regulatory document
