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IS Number

IS 5887 : Part I : 1976

Title :-Methods for Detection of Bacteria Responsible for Food Poisoning - Part I : Isolation, Identification and Enumeration of Escherichia Coli (First Revision)

Unit Price

Status

Amendment

Reaffirmed

Gr 3

Active

 

2005

Page Size

No. of Pages

Tech. Committee

 

A5

12

FAD 46

 

UDC 613.2 - 099 : 664 : 576.851.48.078


1 Scope

1.1 This standard (Part I) prescribes methods for isolation, identification and enumeration of Escherichia coli in foods.

2 References

IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 1070 : 1960 Specification for water, distilled quality

IS 5404 : 1969 Code of practice for handling of food samples for microbiological analysis

IS 6850 : 1973 Specification for agar, microbiological grade

IS 6851 : 1973 Specification for meat extract, microbiological grade

IS 6852 : 1973 Specification for bile salts, microbiological grade

IS 6853 : 1973 Specification for peptone, microbiological grade