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Part 4:
Specific rules for the pr eparation of
Micro iolo ie de la ch îne alimentaire — Pré aration de s
éch ntillo s,de la sus pension mè e et de s d utions décimale s en v e
de l’e xamen micro iolo ique —
Partie 4 : Règle s spécifique s p ur la pré aration de produits v riés
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1 Sc ope 1
2 Nor mati ve r eferenc es 2
3 Terms and definitions 2
4 Principle 2
5 Diuents 2
5.1 Basic mate ials 2
5.2 Diuents for g eneral use 2
5.2.1 Peptone salt olution 2
5.2.2 Bufer ed peptone wate 2
5.3 Diuents for spe ial purp ses 3
5.3.1 Double-s r eng th bufer ed peptone wate 3
5.3.2 P osphate bufer ed diuent 3
5.4 Dis ribution an s e i zation of the diuent 3
5.5 Pe formanc tes ing of diuents 3
5.6 Enzyme solutions 3
5.6.1 A lpha-am ylase solution 3
5.6.2 Celulase solution 4
5.6.3 Pa ain solution 4
6 A pparatus 4
7 S mpl n and sample types 5
8 Preparatio of samples 5
8.1 General 5
8.2 A cidic pr od ct 5
8.3 High-fat fo ds, exclu ing mar garines an spreads (e.g o e 20 % of total mas as fat) 6
8.4 Har d an dry pr od ct 6
9 Specific pr oc edures 6
9.1 Dehydrated an low a w prod ct 6
9.1.1 General 6
9.1.2 A ppar atus 6
9.1.3 Pr ep ration of samples .7
9.1.4 Pr ep ration of initial suspension 7
9.1.5 Resuscitation 8
9.1.6 Wate activity 8
9.2 Flours, c r eal g rains an b -prod ct an animal fe ds 9
9.3 Gelatine (powder ed and leaf)
1 9.3.1 Pr ep ration of samples 1
9.3.2 Pr ep ration of initial suspension 1
9.4 Mar garine an spr eads 1
9.4.1 Samplng 1
9.4.2 Pr ep ration of tes sample 1
9.5 Eg g s an eg g pr oduct 1
9.5.1 Fr esh whole eg g s 1
9.5.2 Microflor a of whole eg g shel 1
9.5.3 Inte nal microflor a 1
9.5.4 Bulk whole lq id eg g , eg g white an eg g y lk 1
9.5.5 Dehydrated whole eg g and dried eg g white 1
9.5.6 Whole eg g micr oflora ( hel plusy lk plus white) 1
9.6 Bake y g oods, p stry and cakes 1
9.6.1 General 1
9.6.2 Pr ep ration of samples 1
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9.7.1 Sampleprep r ation of multi-comp nent pr od ct 1
9.7.2 Pr e-packed prod ct of one type of fruit or veg eta le .1
9.8 Fermented prod ct or othe pr od cts containing via le micr oor ganisms 1
9.8.1 General 1
9.8.2 Diuent 14
9.9 Beverag es (alcoholc an non-alcoholc drin s an b tled wate s, stil or car bonated) 14 9.9.1 General 14
9.9.2 De-gas ing b inve sion an mix ing 14
9.9.3 De-gas ing using ultrasou d 14
9.1 A lte native protein pr od ct (co ked inse ts, tex tur ed veg eta le pr otein or myco r otein) 14
9.1 1 General 14
9.1 2 C oked inse t 14
9.1 3 Tex tur ed veg eta le pr otein an myco r otein 1
10 F rthe di utio s 15
Biblog raph y 16
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Part 4:
WARNING — The use of this document may inv lve hazardous materials, o eratio s and
equipment It is the respo sibiity of the use of this document to establ sh ap ro riate safety
and he lth practices an to determine the ap l cabi ity of re ulatory l mitatio s before use
This document spe if ies rules for the pr p ration of samples an diutions for the mic o iolo ical
ex mination of spe if ic fo d prod ct not co e ed in othe p rt of ISO 6 8 , w hich deal with mor
g ene al cat eg ories This document co e s a wide rang e of misc laneous prod ct , but does not inclu e
new prod ct brought on t o the market aft er publcation
ISO 6 8 -1 defines the g ene al rules for the pr paration of the initial suspension an diutions for
mic o iolo ical ex mination
This document ex clu espr p ration of samples for b th en me ation an det ection t es methods w hen
pr paration detais ar spe ified in the r lev nt Int ernational Stan ards
This document is a plca le t o the folowing prod ct :
— acidic (low pH) prod ct ;
— hard an dry prod ct ;
— dehydrat ed, fr e e-dried an othe low a
wprod ct ( inclu ing those with inhibit ory pro e ties);
— flours, w hole c r al grains, c r al b -prod ct ;
— animal fe d, cat le cake, kib les and pet chew s;
— g elatine (p wde ed an leaf);
— marg rines, spr ads an non-dairy prod ct with ad ed wat er;
— eg s an eg prod ct ;
— bakery g oods, p s ries an cakes;
— fr sh fruit an veg eta les;
— fe ment ed prod ct an othe prod ct containing via le mic o rg nisms;
— alcoholc an non-alcoholc beve ag es;
— alt ernative prot ein prod ct
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The folowing document ar r fe r d t o in the t ext in such a wa that some or al of their cont ent
cons itut es r q ir ment of this document F or dat ed r fe enc s, only the edition cit ed a ples F or
un at ed r fe enc s, the lat es edition of the r fe enc d document ( inclu ing any amendment ) a ples
ISO 68 7-1, Mic ro iolo y o the fod chain — Prep ration o tes t s amples , initial s us pens io a d dec imal
diutio s fr mic ro iolo ic al ex min tio — Part 1: G ene al rules fr the pr p ratio o the initial
s us pens io a d dec imal diutio s
ISO 7 1 , Mic ro iolo y o f od a d a imal fe din s tufs — G ene al r q ir ments a d g ida ce fr
mic ro iolo ic al ex min tio s
3 Terms and definitions
F or the purposes of this document, the t erms an definitions given in ISO 6 87-1 a ply
ISO an IEC maintain t erminolo ical data ases for use in s an ardization at the folowing ad r s es:
— IECEle tro edia: a aia le at ht p:/ www ele tro edia org
— ISO Onlnebrow sing plat orm:a ai a le at ht ps:/ www iso org o p /
4 Principle
The g ene al principles for sample pr p ration an subseq ent st eps ar detai ed in ISO 68 7-1 This
document desc ibes spe if ic measur s for prod ct not co e ed in othe part of ISO 6 8
An initial suspension is pr par d t o o tain as uniform a dis ribution as p s ible of the mic o rg nisms
contained in the t es p rtion
F or det ection methods, the pr -enrichment or enrichment suspension is pr p r d in the same wa ,
using the medium r commen ed in the method of ex mination conc rned F or en me ation methods
used for al fo d ty es co e ed in this document, g ene al diuent ar document ed in the r lev nt
clauses of ISO 6 8 -1 an spe if ic diuent ar inclu ed in Cla use 5
If ne es ary, furthe diutions ar pr p r d in orde t o r d c the n mbe of mic o rg nisms pe u it
v lume t o alow, aft er incub tion, o se v tion ofany growth ( in the case of lq id media) or colonies ( in
the case of a ar plat es or a ar tubes) ass at ed in each spe ific s an ard
5.1 Basic materials
R efe t o ISO 68 7-1
5.2 Di uents for g eneral use
5.2.1 P epto e salt solutio
R efe t o ISO 68 7-1
5.2.2 Bufered pepto e water
R efe t o ISO 68 7-1
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5.3.1 Double-streng th bufered peptone water
5.3.1.1 Compositio and pr eparation
R efe t o ISO 68 7-1
5.3.1.2 A pplcatio
Use this di uent for highly acidic prod ct of pH ≥ 3,5 t o pH ˂ 4,5 t o o tain an initial suspension of pH
7,0 ± 0,5
NOTE B fered pept one water (5.2.2)is suff icient or prod cts of pH 4,5an a ove
5.3.2 Phosp ate bufer ed diuent
9,0 g
Potas ium dihydrog en phosphat e (KH
2PO
4
5.3.2.2 Pr eparatio
Dis olve the comp nent in thewat er, b heating if ne es ary
If ne es ary, adjus the pH so that, aft er st eri zation, it is pH 7,0 ± 0,2 at 2 °C
5.3.2.3 A pplcatio
Phosphat e bufe ed solution is used as a diuent or g elatine (9.3)
5.4 Distribution and ster il zation of the di uent
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Dis olve the α-amy lase in the wat er an st eri iz the solution b p s ing through a 0,2 µm membrane
filt er The enzyme solution can be st or d for up t o 1 month at 5°C ±3 °Cor up t o 3 months at ≤− 20 °C
Final composition of the α-amy lase solution ma ne d t o be adjust ed depen ing on the enzymatic
activity of the comme cial α-amy lase used and thethickening pro e ties of the t es sample
5.6.1.3 A pplcatio
This enzyme solution is ad ed at the rat e of 1 ml t o 1 0 0 ml of diuent (1 % v lume fraction) t o
improve solubi ity of swel ng s ar h prod ct , c r als an c r al-containing prod ct (9.1.4.3)
5.6.2 Celulase solutio
5.6.2.1 Compositio
5.6.2.2 Preparatio
Dis olve the c lulase in the wat er an st eri z the solution b p s ing through a 0,2 µm membrane
filt er The enzyme solution can be st or d for up t o two we ks at 5 °C ± 3°C or upt o 1 month at ≤− 20 °C
NOTE Use of fresh solution wil ensure ma imum enzyme activity
5.6.2.3 A pplcatio
This enzyme solution is ad ed at the rat e of 1 ml t o 1 0 0 ml of diuent (1 % v lume fraction) t o
improve solubi ity of carb x methy l c lulose, locus beans, caro , guar an cas ia gums(9.1.4.3)
Dis olve the p p in in the wat er an st eri iz the solution b p s ing through a 0,2 µm membrane filt er
The enzyme solution can be st or d for up t o 1 month at 5 °C ± 3 °C
NOTE Use of fresh solution wil ensure ma imum enzyme activity
5.6.3.3 A pplcatio
This enzyme solution is ad ed at the rat e of 2 ml t o 1 0 0 ml of diuent (2 % v lume fraction) t o
improve solubi ity of g elatine (9.1.4.3 and 9.3)
6 A pparatus
Usual mic o iolo ical la orat ory eq ipment for g ene al use ( e ISO 7 1 an ISO 6 8 -1) an , in
p rticular, the folowing
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6.1.1 Rotar y homog enizer (blen e )
R efe t o ISO 7 1 If a larg e sample is t o be homog eniz d, the eq ipment should inclu e a st erie 1 l b w l
6.1.2 P eristaltic homog enizer
R efe t o ISO 7 1 W ith st erie plas ic b gs or f ilt er b gs t o r tain p rticulat e mat erial w he e ne es ary
6.2 Domestic g rater , s e ie
6.3 Hammer or other heavy implement, ca a leof c ushing hard mate ials
6.4 Wate baths, ca a le of being maintained at 44 °C to 47°Cor as s ated for spe ific purp ses
6.5 Ster ile s is or s, kni ves, s alpels an forc eps
6.6 Ster ile spatulas, spoo s or sc oo s
6.7 Ster ile c or er s, for taking samples at depth
6.8 Stir r er, ca a le of o erating with a horizontal motion
6.9 Ster ile w ide-necked flasks or othe c ontainer , of 50 ml ca acity
6.10 Ultraso ic bath, with o erating fr eq ency of 3 MHz to 45 MHz
7 Sampl ng and sample types
Car y out samplng in ac ordanc with the spe ific s an ard a pro riat e t o the prod ct conc rned or
se ISO/TS 1 7 8 Some guidanc on samplng c rtain prod ct is inclu ed in Cla use 9 for clarity If a
spe if ic s an ard is not a ai a le, it is r commen ed that a r ement be r ached on this subje t b the
p rties conc rned
8 Preparation ofsamples
Al pr p rations an manipulations shal be car ied out using aseptic t ech iq es an st eri e eq ipment
( e ISO 7 1 ) Gene al sample pr paration proc d r s ar given in ISO 68 7-1, but ad itional detai for
some cat eg ories is given in 8.2 t o 8.4
8.2 Acidic pr oducts
It isimp rtant t o conside the en use of the prod ct w hen t es ing acidic samples
If the prod ct is t o be used as an ingr dient in a f inal prod ct of highe pH, then the pH of the initial
suspension of the t es portion shal be adjust ed t o pH 7,0 ± 0,5 with the diuent spe if ied at 5.2.2 or
5.3.1 or othe s with eq iv lent bufe ing ca acity
F or pH adjus ment of mode at ely acidic samples (pH ≥ 3,5 t o pH < 4,5), use double-s r ngth bufe ed
pept one wat er (5.3.1) S e ISO 6 87-1
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acid-t ole ant an acido hi c sp iag e org nisms using a pro riat e media, the pH of such samples shal
not be adjust ed
8.3 High-fat foods, e xc luding margar ines and spreads ( e.g over 20 % of total mas as fat)
A diuent with betwe n 1 g l an 1 g l of p ly sorb t e 8 [p lyox ethy lene (2 ) sorbitan mono leat e ]
ac ording t o the es imat ed fat cont ent shal be used t o impro e emulsification d ring suspension (e.g
for a fat cont ent of 40 %, ad 4 g l)
Alt ernative surfactant an emulsif ie s ar a aia le u de v rious trade names, but hepro ortions t o
use should be det ermined b the la orat ory
8.4 Hard and dry pr oducts
Do not homog eniz hard or dry prod ct in a rotary homog eniz r (6.1.1)for mor than 2,5 min at a time
t o a oid ex ces ive heating that ma damag e the mic o rg nisms pr sent
Homog eniz dry an hard het erog eneousprod ct b mincing or grin ing the la orat ory sample Av id
ex ces ive heating d ring this proc s b homog enizing for pe iods of no mor than 1 min at a time,
with suita ler s int erv lsa pled, depen ing on the prod ct being proc s ed Minc or grin u ti the
sample is visibly homog eneous
R esuscitation at la orat ory ambient t empe atur (1 °Ct o 2 °C)for up t o 1 h is r commen ed t o as is
in the r co e y of s r s ed org nisms from al hard an dry prod ct
9 Specific pr ocedures
9.1 Dehydrated and low a
wproducts
9.1.1 General
The folowing ar r g rded as dehydrat ed prod ct :
— dehydrat ed meat an veg eta les;
— dried soups, b ui on cubes an gra y mix es;
— powde ed beve ag es (t ea, coco an coco -b sed prod ct , cofe , dehydrat ed fruit juic );
— raw c lulose, soluble c lulose, dextrin, sorbit ol, sug rs, glucose, glutamat e;
— he bs, spic s, fla ourings an colourings;
— poly sac haride g el ing ag ent , alginat es, gums, et c
— cocon t, p rtialy dehydrat ed veg eta le /yeas /meat/f ish extract ;
— chocolat e an confe tione y (b rs or sweet );
— dehydrat ed w hole eg an dried eg w hit e;
— c r als, flours, animal fe ds;
— powde ed or peletiz d via le mic o rg nisms(e.g yeas s for b ke y)
9.1.2 A pparatus
Plas ic b gs with f ilt er inse t (6.1.2) ar r commen ed t o as is in the pipet ing of prod ct with
subs antial insoluble matt er in suspension