prEN ISO 6887-6

Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 6 Specific rules for the preparation of samples taken at the primary production stage

Scope

The primary production stage includes all stages from farm to slaughterhouse. Samples taken in order to detect carriage and/or enumerate microorganisms from live animals or from their environment are included in the scope, but samples taken to assess hygiene of meat are excluded.
This part of ISO 6887 is applicable to various samples taken from the hatchery, the farm, from the vehicle or the animals during transportation, or from animals or their carcasses in the slaughterhouse, to indicate the microbiological status of the animals in relation to zoonotic agents.