ISO 18593:2004Withdrawn

Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal methods for sampling techniques from surfaces using contact plates and swabs

Microbiologie des aliments — Méthodes horizontales pour les techniques de prélèvement sur des surfaces, au moyen de boîtes de contact et d'écouvillons

This edition has been replaced by ISO 18593:2018.

Abstract / scope

ISO 18593:2004 specifies horizontal methods for sampling techniques using contact plates or swabs on surfaces in the food industry environment (and food processing plants), with a view of detecting or enumerating viable microorganisms.

Life cycle

Replaced by

ISO 18593:2018PublishedMicrobiology of the food chain — Horizontal methods for surface samplingInternational Standard · Published 18 Jun 2018 · ISO/TC 34/SC 9