1 Scope
This International Standard gives technical requirements and guidance on the establishment
or revision of standardized reference methods for the analysis (detection or quantification) of microorganisms in
— products intended for human consumption and for the feeding of animals,
— environmental samples in the area of food/feed production and food/feed handling,
and
— samples from the primary production stage.
This International Standard defines the technical stage (or early stage) of the establishment
of a new standardized reference method or of the revision of an existing standardized reference method . It includes, in particular, requirements and guidance on the validation of the selected
method.
This International Standard is intended to be implemented in particular by ISO/TC 34/SC 9
and its corresponding structure at CEN level, CEN/TC 275, Food analysis — Horizontal methods , Working Group 6, Microbiology of the food chain.