2013 ISPAM Mid-Year Mtg Book

NOTE 10 Ready-to-reheat (RTRH) food: Food designed by the producer or the manufacturer as suitable for direct human consumption without the need for cooking but which may benefit in organoleptic quality from some warming prior to consumption.

NOTE 11 For definitions of feeding stuffs refer to REGULATION (EC) No 79/373/EU [L3].

NOTE 12 Water mentioned in Table A1 is water used in the manufacturing process or for PPS. In these cases filtration of samples is not needed.

NOTE 13 If specific sample sizes of a considered matrix are to be tested in a food category, for instance 375 g ground beef, it is needed to test a complete technical protocol in the method comparison study for this specific case.

NOTE 14 To claim infant formula and/or infant cereals including probiotics, it is considered in this case as a full category.

NOTE 15 If the study targets spore-formers, both vegetative cells and spores are included.

[Comment secretary: the wording of note 2 will be changed according the ISO Directives for drafting standards. It is not allowed to have requirements/recommendations inside a note or informative annex.]

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