DS/ISO 17604:2003
Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Carcass sampling for microbiological analysis

Standard No.

DS/ISO 17604:2003

Release Date

2003

Published By

Danish Standards Foundation

Status

Be replaced 2009-09

Replace By

DS/ISO 17604/Amd. 1:2009

Latest

DS/ISO 17604/Amd. 1:2009

Scope

This standard specifies sampling methods for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms on the carcass surface of freshly slaughtered (red) meat animals. The microbiological sampling can be carried out as part of: - the process control (and to verify process control) in slaughter establisments for cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats and game raised in captivity; - risk-based assurance systems for product safety, and - surveillance programmes for the prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms. This standard includes the use of destructive and non-destructive techniques depending on the reason for the sample collection. It does not consider the use of sampli

DS/ISO 17604:2003 history

• 2009 DS/ISO 17604/Amd. 1:2009 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Carcass sampling for microbiological analysis - Amendment 1: Sampling of poultry carcasses
• 2003 DS/ISO 17604:2003 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Carcass sampling for microbiological analysis