ISO 21871:2006Published

Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the determination of low numbers of presumptive Bacillus cereus — Most probable number technique and detection method

Microbiologie des aliments — Méthode horizontale pour le dénombrement de Bacillus cereus présumés en petit nombre — Technique du nombre le plus probable et méthode de recherche

Abstract / scope

ISO 21871:2006 specifies a horizontal method for the detection or the enumeration of low numbers of viable presumptive Bacillus cereus by means of the most probable number technique. ISO 21871:2006 is applicable to products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals, and environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.