<P>ISO 7251:2004 gives general guidelines for the detection and enumeration of presumptive <I>Escherichia coli</I> by means of the liquid-medium culture technique and calculation of the most probable number (MPN) after incubation at 37 °C, then at 44 °C. This International Standard is applicable to products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals, and environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.</P>
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34568
Scope
<P>ISO 7251:2004 gives general guidelines for the detection and enumeration of presumptive <I>Escherichia coli</I> by means of the liquid-medium culture technique and calculation of the most probable number (MPN) after incubation at 37 °C, then at 44 °C. This International Standard is applicable to products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals, and environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.</P>