AS 1766.2.5-1991

1 - AS 1766.2.5-1991 - FOOD MICROBIOLOGY - EXAMINATION FOR SPECIFIC ORGANISMS - SALMONELLAE
1 - PREFACE
1 - FOREWORD
1 - METHOD
1 - 1 SCOPE
1 - 2 APPLICATION
1 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
2 - 4 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
2 - 5 PRINCIPLE
2 - 6 MEDIA, REAGENTS, ANTISERA AND REFERENCE CULTURES
2 - 6.1 Media
2 - 6.2 Reagent
2 - 6.3 Salmonella antisera
2 - 6.4 Reference cultures
3 - 7 COMPOSITE TESTING
3 - 7.1 General
3 - 7.2 Pooling of samples
3 - 7.3 Pooling of pre-enriched cultures
3 - 8 RESUSCITATION (Pre-enrichment)
3 - 8.1 Foods
3 - 8.2 Rinse fluids
3 - 9 SELECTIVE ENRICHMENT
4 - 10 PLATING OUT ON SELECTIVE AGAR MEDIA
4 - 11 CONFIRMATION OF PRESUMPTIVE SALMONELLAE
4 - 11.1 General
4 - 11.2 Selection of colonies for confirmation
4 - 11.3 Biochemical confirmation
4 - 11.4 Serological confirmation
5 - 11.5 Interpretation of test results
5 - 12 COMPLETE IDENTIFICATION
5 - 13 REPORT
6 - 14 REFERENCES
8 - APPENDIX A - CULTURE MEDIUM AND REAGENT
8 - A1 RAPPAPORT-VASSILIADIS MEDIUM
8 - A2 FORMALINIZED SALINE SOLUTION

This Standard sets out a method for the detection of salmonellae in foods.