AS 5013.11.4:2018

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The objective of this Standard is to specify rules for the preparation of samples and dilutions for the microbiological examination of specific food products not covered in other parts of the AS 5013.11 series, which deal with more general categories.

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee FT-035, Food Microbiology, to supersede AS 5013.11.4—2006, Food microbiology, Method 11.4: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs—Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination—Specific rules for the preparation of products other than milk and milk products, meat and meat products and fish and fishery products.

This Standard is an adoption with national modifications, and has been reproduced from, ISO 6887-4:2017, Microbiology of the food chain—Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination — Part 4: Specific rules for the preparation of miscellaneous products. The modifications are additional requirements and are set out in Appendix ZZ, which has been added at the end of the source text.