<p>ISO 21807:2004 gives basic principles and requirements for physical methods of determining the water activity of products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals.</p>
<p>Water activity can be used to predict microbial growth and determine the microbiological stability of a food product, and it also provides an important, quantitatively determinable criterion for estimating the times for which a foodstuff can be kept.</p>
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Scope
<p>ISO 21807:2004 gives basic principles and requirements for physical methods of determining the water activity of products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals.</p>
<p>Water activity can be used to predict microbial growth and determine the microbiological stability of a food product, and it also provides an important, quantitatively determinable criterion for estimating the times for which a foodstuff can be kept.</p>
